Finish Kit Arrival & Inventory
Christmas pressy! I press-ganged a few mates to help with the Finish Kit Box’s final journey from lorry into the workshop! It only cost some bacon butties on a cold winter’s morning : ) I…
December 2019
32-02 to 03 UHMW Bushings
The flap torque tube bushings are made from UHMW, whatever that is? A bit of research revealed it’s Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene, which is quote “a very tough material”. Well I can agree with that! I scratched…
Section 31 – Fuel System
I turned the fuselage onto its side using the rotisserie, making it really easy to reach the areas required to install the fuel system. Fuel Line Brackets I separated the Fuel Line Brackets with the…
33-02 to 03 Rudder Pedal Anodising
I decided to get the rudder pedals anodised for durability. So seeing as work on the Rudder & Brake system is not that far in the future, I assembled the parts and final drilled as…
Section 30 Fuselage Join Complete!
Another couple of sessions saw the fuselage join riveting finished. We followed the manual advice concerning riveting order closely again. The one’s up the fuselage sides and top were straightforward to set, especially with being…
Section 30 – Rotisserie and Rivets
We fabricated a front rotisserie pivot from some steel strips, bent into struts to provide clearance from the firewall attachments. These are secured using temporary longeron bolts. To provide rigidity for the steel struts we…