In the last post we left off with getting the outboard ribs located (# 12 and 13) as shown below. Then I got the leading edge rib attach angle clamped in place. On the backside of the angle, I marked the edge distance and a centerline down the flange that is clamped against the spar. […]
Right wing assembly – part 1
The plan for today is to start assembling the skeleton of the right wing. That is to get all the ribs drilled to the spar. As seen on the picture below, there is a flange on the forward side of the ribs. This rib is later fastened attached to the spar with blind rivets. As […]
Primer testing
Today my buddy JW and I started going down the primer rabbit hole, and thought we would attempt some completely non-scientific, testing of the primers we have. This test is purely based on our initial impressions, nothing more. So on hand, we have the following 3 (self-etching) primers. For the testing we sprayed a test […]
Left wing – rear spar drilling
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 […]