Good day! Today I’m taking a break from sealant work. I will start drilling the nutplates which attach the fuel tank to the wing spar. I don’t know how many there are but it’s something like 100 per side. As all of these holes are already pre-drilled from when I match drilled the fuel tank […]
Right Wing Fuel Tank – Installing Rib 2
Good day! I’m back for another building session. Today I proceed with installing the second rib in the right wing fuel tank. I’m not going to provide too many comments as this is basically a rinse and repeat from yesterday’s post. That’s all for today folks! Please comment. I love to hear from my readers. Thanks […]
Right Fuel Tank – Installing Wing Ribs
Good day! Today I’m continuing with sealing and final assembly of the right wing fuel tank. In my last building session I got the tank stiffeners and filler cap assembly installed and now I’m going to progress with getting the ribs installed. In the picture below, you can see that I’ve started with riveting the […]
Right Fuel Tank Stiffeners
Good day! Today I’m riveting the fuel tank stiffeners. In my last build session I placed all of the rivets in the skin and held them in place with riveting tape. The first task today was to get the stiffeners in place, and then mask the area with painters tape. I did this to help […]