-Removed threaded rod ends from unsatisfactory W-818 pushrod assemblies & ordered some more 4130 tube to redo the rods. -Set the W-716 Aileron pushrod length & tightened jam nut -Bought the required 38mm (1.5″) holesaw, cut out fuel tank sender…
Category: Left Wing
-Clecoed RH wing upper skins in place -Made paper gauge for marking aileron pushrod ends for drilling & marked drill holes -Fitted VA-111 rod ends and drilled pipe to rod ends #40 -Opened up rod-rod end holes to #30 &…
-Tidied up the garage & stored the LH & RH wing lower skins now they’re primed -Flipped the wing back over & turned around to make access to the upper surface easier -Temporarily fitted the fuel tank & started to…
-Measured, marked & final trimmed W-716 Aileron Pushrod -Prepped (Alumiprep33) & Primed all right side wing skins, the lower left wing skins & the pushrods, new inflatable paint booth worked a treat Manual Reference: 7-9, 7-11 Installed Removed Rivets Today…
-Performed the planned fix on my misdrilled LE rib-spar holes – Fitted 2x MS27839 screws & AN365 Nuts -In preparation of prepping & priming wing skins made a few simple skin drain/paint stands from scrap timber -Lightly filed, sanded &…
-COMPLETED MY WING STORAGE STAND AND MOVED THE LEFT WING INTO THAT -MOVED MY RIGHT WING INTO THE CONSTRUCTION STAND -RIVETED FLAP BRACE TO SPAR -DRILLED, DEBURRED & DIMPLED THEN RIVETED AILERON GAP FAIRING TO SPAR AND TOP SKIN***COULDN’T RIVET…
-DRILLED OUTBOARD AILERON BRACKET TO SPAR/OB RIB-TOUCHED UP TRIMMED INBOARD AILERON BRACKET WITH PRIMER-I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE LWR RIVET ON BOTH THE BRACKETS IS A 426 (COUNTERSUNK) TYPE AND THE PLANS DON’T SEEM TO SHOW WHAT SIDE THE COUNTERSINK…
-FINISHED RIVETING LEFT WING TOP SKINS -FITTED AILERON HINGES INTO POSITION, HAD TO SAND A BIT OF THE UPPER EDGE OF THE INBOARD HINGE BRACKET TO STOP IT FOWLING ON THE SKIN-SPAR RIVETS-DRILLED INBOARD BRACKET TO SPAR AND ALODINED GROUND…
-FINISHED RIVETING ONE MORE ROW OF RIB-SKIN RIVETS Manual Reference: 7-9 Installed Removed Rivets Today 20 0 Wing Rivets 2402 47 Total Project Rivets 4623 99 Hours 0.5 Total Hours 428.5 Statistics
-RIVETED 2 MORE ROWS OF TOP SKIN LH WING Manual Reference: 7-9 Installed Removed Rivets Today 26 0 Wing Rivets 2382 47 Total Project Rivets 4603 99 Hours 1 Total Hours 427 Statistics