Countersink Priming 13-03
Rather than spot prime as suggested by Vans, I couldn’t face over 1000 holes! I decided to prime the top of the spar flanges … although a bit of work setting up to spray etc,…
June 2018
13-03 Countersinking
There are a LOT of holes to countersink in the spars, I couldn’t face counting … but there are over 1000. You have to carefully study the manual to ensure they are machined to the…
Wings started! 13-02
Well here we go! The first job is to fabricate the W-00009A & B Wing Box J-Channels. This is accomplished by cutting them to length, clamping to the spars, and then match drilling … in…
Elevator Travel 36-15 Step 3 by accident!
Of course having attached the tailplane & elevators to the aft fuselage I couldn’t resist checking the elevator control deflections with my laser level. 11-02 specifies 30º UP and 25º DOWN. Well I measured 27.5º…
Fin & Rudder Attach 11-08 to 09
It was a quick job to bolt on the fin, since the sternpost holes had already been match drilled in an earlier step. Nicely Rigged! Out of interest (since there would be nothing to do…
Attaching Tailplane 11-05 to 06
Quite enjoyable this part, since you can convince yourself that you’ve nearly built an aeroplane. Hmmm … : ) The front attach holes have already been drilled ages ago in a previous step, but happily…
Elevator Horn Match Drilling 11-03 & 04
Having match drilled the horns for the pushrod initially with a #40 drill, I needed to decide in what order to final drill the holes. ie either … Final drill one horn, then use the…
Fuselage & Wings Inventory
It has taken 4 days to complete the inventory of the fuselage and wings! There are a lot of pieces to squirrel away, and the hardware bags take a long time to sort. I decided…
More bits have arrived!
Well, after ordering the Fuselage & Wings on March 1st, 2018, they have arrived today after 13 weeks. Their journey has taken them by road from Oregon to Montreal, then on a cargo ship to…