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Philosophy of Life Matured

One of my favorite aviation books is Stranger to the Ground by Richard Bach and in the book, the introduction written by Gill Robb Wilson exemplifies the fascination of aviation in his philosophy of life matured. It was stated, that for this book to be written; it first had to be flown. Click here to Read More!

Leading edge wing skins arrive

December 3, 2021 by admin Leave a Comment

Today was exciting in that the leading edge wing skins have arrived. These are both for the fuel tank skins and the wing skin sections outboard of the fuel tank. These are parts ordered from Harmon Rocket. The parts were definitely well packed in a wooden crate. Nice to receive it with no damage. Inside […]

Drilling rear spar to wing ribs – Left wing

November 1, 2021 by admin Leave a Comment

Progressing with building up the left wing skeleton, the plan for today is to drill the rear spar to the wing ribs here on the left wing. To start I have the rear spar clamped in place to the inboard and outboard wing ribs. On the inboard side I made a straight edge to give […]

Left wing nose rib installation (pt.3)

October 4, 2021 by admin Leave a Comment

In the last build session I was able to get the tip rib match drilled and mounted on the spar. Today I’m proceeding with finishing up the nose rib installation. With the tip rib installed, I was able to use a piece of 3/16″ threaded rod to help me hold the nose ribs in place. […]

Left wing nose rib installation (pt.2)

October 1, 2021 by admin Leave a Comment

Today I’m continuing with the installation of the left wing nose ribs. This began with locating and drilling the rib attach angle to the spar as shown below for the W-4081-L rib. In the picture below, I temporarily have the rib set in place. I’ll have to come back later to trim the flange so […]

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