The last few days, I pondered the location and routing of the pitot tube and its tubing. I bought a Dynon pitot-tube and Angle of Attack indicator on a Gretz boom instead of the standard Van’s pitot tube and the stall warner. Question is where to place this pitot-tube. Too […]
The Left tank is leak free, so now we are going to finish the right wing tank. First de-greasing the baffle and the tank, prepare the sealant and apply it to the tank edges. Again with the kit dispenser, which is really handy and although you loose some sealant in […]
YIHAAA! Turns out the left wing tank is leak free, I used the cardboard box of the empennage as floor and put the left tank on the baffle (tank attach angles). Than I filled the tank through the fuel caps (with water). After one hour of preparing the wing skins […]
The water test showed that the Right Wing Lank was not completely closed. It leaked at the outboard rib on the leading curve and at the screws for the flange. We decided to fix these leaks and close the Left tank with the baffle. First step is mixing the tank […]
After a few days of letting the Tank Sealant set, I executed a Water Test. That is the first test to check fluid tightness, while the Baffle is still of, so fixes are easy. Let’s place the Right Wing Tank in the Cradle and fill it up with the garden […]
Assembling the Tanks is definitely a two mans job, hence I had to wait two weeks before my Dad had time again to help me out. In the mean time I did a lot of preparations for the wing skins and the other leading edges. After mixing the two components […]
Previously we sealed and riveted the stiffeners in the Tanks, today we (I asked my dad to help me, because Leading Edge riveting is easier with two persons) sealed and riveted the ribs into the Left Wing Tank. First job is degreasing the ribs, while my dad is preparing the […]
After weeks of preparing and planning, today I finally started with sealing the stiffeners to the leading edge wing tanks. My main problem was starting with the tank sealant. This seems like a terrible glue like substance and it is, but in the end it wasn’t as bad as I […]
Before the actual final assembly of the tanks a lot of preparations or done, because once you start messing with Tank Sealant you’re “on the clock”. That stuff start curing in less than two hours, so everything needs to be in place. This time I’m working on the fuel lines […]
The Tanks need considerable time to prepare before they can be assembled. Besides the “normal” match-drilling, deburring, the Tanks also require specific attachment angles , which need to be fabricated from Aluminum profiles. Here I work on the Tank Attach Angle of the Right wing Tank on the most inboard […]