Category Wings
Section OP-52 – Landing Light – 8 Hours – Complete
This should have been completed back in Section 17, Leading Edges, but I had not yet purchased the LED Landing Lights so I opted to put this off. A landing light is installed at the end of each wing. These are AeroLED Sunspot LX lights. From reports, they light up the night sky to daylight […]
Section 24 – Wing Tips – 12 Hours – Complete
This is the last official section of the Wings. When complete, I have spent over 10 months on this section. I actually planned for 12 months so I guess I am a month or two ahead of schedule. Not sure why I even have a schedule though. I will be done when I am done. […]
Section 23 – Aileron Actuation – 10 Hours – Complete
This section was kind of fun where I installed some parts that made other parts move. In other words, I installed the so-called Aileron Actuation which basically connects the ailerons to the push rod tube which in turn will eventually connect to the control stick. The pieces for this section consisted of the aileron pushrod […]
Section 22 – Ailerons – 32 Hours – Complete
The ailerons are very similar to the flaps in assembly techniques except they are about 30% smaller. The only difference is the presence of a large stainless steel tube underneath the leading edge that acts as a counterweight. So, instead of repeating what was written in the section from flaps (and maybe I am lazy), […]
Section 21 – Flaps – 29 Hours – Complete
As I cross over 500 hours in the build, I feel that I am still pretty much on time for an early 2023 completion. This still seems to be a way off but I am sure it will come really quick. There is a lot to do of course, and a lot of money to […]
Section 20 – Wing Bottom Skins – 38 hours – Complete
This section was probably the most demanding yet. It consisted of riveting over 1800 rivets on the bottom skin as it is attached to the wing. It also consisted of contorting my body in weird positions in order to reach behind the skin to gain access to the underlying structure while riveting. Unfortunately I took […]
Section 19 – Wing Systems Routing – 5 Hours – Complete
There is not a lot to write about here. This section consisted of installing the wiring in the wings. The wiring is to power the wing tip Strobe and Navigation lights, the landing lights, the Aileron Trim motor (right wing), Auto Pilot servo (right wing), and the Magnetometer (left wing). This section also made me […]
Fuel Tanks – Section 18-05 To 18-09 – Complete – 35 Hours
It’s been a while because….this took a while. A big hurdle is now complete: the fuel tanks! I left off with riveting the skins to the tank ribs. Well, this just simply took a long time. Once complete, I went over it 6-7 times to make sure every possible place of leakage was covered with […]
Fuel Tanks – Section 18-01 to 18-05 – Partially Complete – 45 hours
Well, here it is. The section we have been waiting for and anticipating for. The fuel tanks. I sort of set aside 6 months to do this but at this point, I think that was way overestimating the time needed. However, this doesn’t trivialize the work needed to complete this section. First of all, the […]
Outboard Leading Edges – Section 17 – 39 Hours – Partially Complete
This section deals with assembling the outer leading edges which makes up half of the forward part of the wing. The inner leading edges are actually the fuel tanks which will be done in the next section. Like the wings, the ribs are fluted, final drilled, deburred (all the nooks and crannies) and then laid […]
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