Part of attaching the wings is attaching the control surfaces, including the flaps and ailerons. Cutting holes in a perfectly good fuselage feels just wrong, but the holes for the control rods came out looking nice and closely fitting the linkage. In addition, my flap skins align nicely with the fuselage bottom and cover the […]
A bit of a jump here: Wings are attached, fuel lines, fuel vents, systems wiring, etc. all hooked up. I’m now working on the wing fairings, which require a bit of fitting and bending, and a whole bunch of nut plates. All of this will be removed for installation of final attachment hardware and then […]
Well, it’s time to start to think about putting some wings on the plane, now that we have the space. There’s a lot of work to do to prepare the wings for installation, and then to finally install them. There will be a bit of back-and-forth on this one. Exciting to see this all lined […]
The project is finally moving out to the hanger. After over three years, I’ve outgrown my little garage and am looking forward to stretching out a bit. That said, the moving process is a big lift–literally. The fuselage had to be basically lifted up on the trailer because of the height–I thought I was doing […]
The last several days (weeks?) have been spent trying to tackle the cowling. An immense amount of work here. Fitting, trimming, fitting, sanding, fitting, cussing. It’s a tough section and I feel, at times, it may just best me. I’ve temporarily installed the prop and spinner, if not to check fitment that to at least […]
I’ve been dragging my feet on punching some holes in the firewall. Today, I organized some cables with some Adel clamps, and initially mounted the alternator regulator, which belongs on the cold side (cabin side) of the firewall. At the same time, some manifold pressure/oil pressure hoses were battened down. There’s still more wire organization […]