Good day, today I don’t have a lot of time to build, so I’m going to get the right wing fuel tank skin dimpled. My neighbor is also available to help me because this is definitely a 2 person job. I started by getting the dimpling tool set up along with the side support table. […]
Right Wing Leading Edge Skin Prep
Good day, today I’m going to begin working on the leading edge of the right wing. I’m not quite ready to jump head first into riveting and sealing the fuel tank yet, and I also think that tackling the (fixed) portion of the wing leading edge will also help get me warmed up to the […]
Fuel Tank Skins – Locating The Skin
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 […]