Good day, just a quick update today to share that I’m drilling the rear spar of the left wing to the ribs. Pretty much just upsizing the holes from the #40 pilot holes to the #30 final size. That’s all for today folks! Please comment. I love to hear from my readers. Thanks again for coming […]
Aileron Bellcrank – Left Wing
Today the task as hand is to install the left wing aileron bellcrank structure. In the picture below, I have the angle pieces already pre-cut and match drilled to the bellcrank rib. The next step was to add the wing rib supports. These two shown below are pieces from the RV-4 wing kit. They work, […]
Drilling rear spar to wing ribs – Left wing
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)
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. […]