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, […]
Flap assembly Pt. 3 – New Hinges
Today I’m revisiting the flap hinges and luckily my buddy Garet was able to provide me with a great solution, which is to use a wider hinge. He too experienced flap hinge edge distance issues when building his RV-7A wings. The hinge provided by Oregon Aero (and called for in the plans) is the MS20257-3 […]
Flap assembly – Pt. 2 – Inboard Ribs
Before I get too carried away on the inboard rib, the first thing I did was just double check my measurements. As the rib is angled, this measurement needed to be exact. The width of the flap is 58 3/4 inch. This is measured from the outboard end of the flap inboard, because it’s the […]