Good day, today I don’t have a lot of time to build, so I’m going to get the right wing fuel tank skin dimpled. My neighbor is also available to help me because this is definitely a 2 person job. I started by getting the dimpling tool set up along with the side support table. […]
Right Wing Leading Edge Skin Prep
Good day, today I’m going to begin working on the leading edge of the right wing. I’m not quite ready to jump head first into riveting and sealing the fuel tank yet, and I also think that tackling the (fixed) portion of the wing leading edge will also help get me warmed up to the […]
Tank Baffle Access Panel Plates
Good Day! Today I’m working on cutting out the T-411 fuel tank access panel covers and the T-407 reinforcement rings. In my last post I laid out 14 of the access panel covers and 12 of the rings on some spare sheets of 2024-T3 0.063-inch aluminum I had. I started by cutting the T-407 reinforcement […]
Right Tank Baffle Rivet Layout
Good day! Today I am going to be working on doing the layout and drilling of the row of rivets that attach the rear tank baffle to the tank skin. This row of rivets is in the space between the spar channel that we drilled in the last build session, and the vertical face of […]