I’ve been gradually working through the various manual steps to prepare each component ready for priming. In other words, reading ahead to make sure all machine countersinking/dimpling/shaping has all been done. This does require jobs…
Part of the final drilling process is to cleco and final drill #30 the elevator horns into position on the rib/front spar. I’d read that some builders have had issues with this … Vans ask…
More interesting now as all the parts get clecoed together ready for final drilling various bits. Trim Tab Hinge Fitting the hinge required more head scratching. Having attached it via one hole previously drilled in…
Vans supply the elevator skins flat of course, but the left elevator accommodates the trim tab. This means there is a little tab to bend on the 2 left skins …. gulp! Obviously lots of…
It feels quite good starting a new stage … horizontal stabiliser complete, now a clean slate and here we go on the elevators! A few parts laid out ready to start work, lots of little…
Access much easier for the 470 rivets that are left once you can lay the structure flat. Van’s specified AD4-6 for the 6 rivets that attach the inside ribs to the rear spar, but they…
These stages involved riveting the nose ribs into the skins, then riveting in the spar assembly. I know some very clever people have done all this solo, and I take my hat off to them!…