Okay, so now I have this big, undrilled, fuel tank skin that I have to get ready to match drill to the ribs. When I put the skin on to get it located, I was not able to get it to sit squarely against the fixed leading edge skin. At the top (at the leading […]
Fuel Tank Layout – Pt. 1
Now that the fixed leading edges are drilled and clecoed in place, it’s now time to begin working on the rest of the wing leading edge…the fuel tank! To begin on the fuel tanks, the first place to start is by fabricating some spacer blocks that you can use to acquire the proper spacing of […]
Leading Edge Fuel Tank Screw Strips
Moving on with getting these leading edges finished, the next step to do is adding the screw strips that join the fixed leading edges to the fuel tank skins. These strips came pre-cut with my RV-4 wing kit, however the dimension shown in the plans (and the size my strips were cut to) just didn’t […]
Fixed Leading Edges – Drilling and Deburring
Today I’m moving along with drilling and deburring the fixed leading edges. As we all know by this stage of the game, this process is pretty self explanatory, so below is a picture of the skin while I’m drilling and deburring. The only point I want to add is that for the pilot holes in […]