EP 4.38 Wing Skins
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EP 4.38 Wing Skins
EP 4.37 More Wing Skins and Systems
EP 4.36 Garage Makeover and Wing Work
Wing Systems
With an engine on the way–or nearly on the way–I’d like to wrap up as many systems in the wings before they head to storage. On the list is autopilot servos, external air temp sensor, pitot and angle of attack with related tubing and wiring, and running extensions for the lights (wing tips). The autopilot […]
EP 4.20 Rear Skins and Roll Bar
Aft Skins!
I wasn’t quite expecting to be here, but here we are. I had a volunteer available, and I’ve been a little aimless as I try to figure out the panel, so we took on the aft skins. It took about 4 hours from initial rivet training (this volunteer hadn’t helped out on the project yet) […]
EP3.28 Gear, Static Line, Seat Backs, Forward Structure, and More
Forward Cabin Structure and Skin
Well I put the skin on. I’ve heard this skin doesn’t fit, but I didn’t have too much trouble. What I did have trouble with was match drilling everything. In the end, I missed one bracket that will have to be addressed with final assembly. As it stands, I’ve not primed any of the smaller […]
The Little Bendy Roll Cage Pieces…
I wasn’t looking forward to these pieces. I was more-or-less dreading these pieces. Why? Well, I’ve long felt that pieces numbered 6XX are holdovers from the RV-6, a plane that offered less prefabrication and required more work to fit. I could probably verify this assumption with some quick research but I’d rather just continue on […]
Aft Skin On!
Well, the time had come to fit the aft skins (temporarily). Fitting these skins was exciting. Fitting these skins was a pain. Alignment, for the most part, was not very difficult. The aft section was pretty straightforward. The skins resist the bend but the holding power of the clecoes makes quick work of bending them […]