I know it has been a long while since I made an update. I was enjoying building instead of blogging so this parts neglected. Well, as I write this, I am in Section 29 so I have a little bit to catch up on with this build. In mid August, the Fuselage section arrive which […]
I thought I said I was done until the fuselage. Well, I have used this time waiting for the next kit to finish up some odds and ends. This time it was doing the fiberglass work by attaching the empennage fairings. I didn’t do this before because I was kind of intimidated by working with […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
It is never too early to start thinking about what the airplane is going to look like. I actually got an inspiration from Oshkosh last year, and from seeing another design, I put two together and came up with this concept. This will be refined eventually by a professional airplane paint designer. Who knows, it […]
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), […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Fay's RV-14A N124KB 