Before I get too carried away at working on the wing spars, I want to get the horizontal stabilizer riveting complete. The horizontal stab is the last piece of the empennage that I need to get riveted (up to the pre-cover inspection stage). Then I can hang it on the wall, where it can be […]
Left Main Spar Rocket Modification Layout
Now that the left main wing spar has been disassembled from the temporary rivets installed by Van’s for shipping, I can now dive deep into the Harmon Rocket II plans as well as additional changes identified in the F1 Rocket plans to modify these RV-4 wings into F1 Rocket Sport Wings. Main Spar Reinforcing Web […]
Left Wing Construction Begins!
While I’m still awaiting my new rivet sets that I need to complete riveting the horizontal stabilizer, I thought that now would be a good time to get started on construction of the wings. Before beginning on this task, if you’re considering this route, there are a few things you will need before starting out. […]
Wing Spar Orientation
Today, I got the wing spars out on the workbench and I started to identify the orientation (upper/lower/fore/aft). As the wing spars were built in the Van’s factory jigs, all the holes are predrilled and some are even reamed for close tolerance bolts. Since the spar has comes with all this work accomplished, each piece […]