Monday, December 16, 2019

Fitted aileron pocket ribs on both wings. This was a pain in the ass. Install the pocket ribs on the work bench before putting the rear spars in the wing fixture.

Sunday, December 15, 2019

Installed and aligned strut aileron cable pulleys on both wings.

Saturday, December 14, 2019

Install root end flap tube support bearings on both wings.

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Fitted aileron pulley at strut on left wing.

Monday, December 9, 2019

Saturday, December 7, 2019

Disassembled false spars, deburred, primed, and riveted.

Friday, December 6, 2019

Fabricated fuel tank strap mounts, drilled and fitted on false spar.

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Riveted nose ribs on right wing.

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Riveted nose ribs on left wing.

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Riveted center ribs on right wing

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Riveted center ribs on left wing.

Sunday, November 24, 2019

Fabricated right wing false spar and false spar and short rib attach angles.

Friday, November 22, 2019

Fitted short ribs and fabricated left wing false spar.

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Removed center ribs and nose ribs, deburred and reinstalled.

Monday, November 11, 2019

Sunday, November 10, 2019

Installed center ribs on left wing.

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Finished right wing nose rib installation. Set left wing rear spar in fixture.

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Installed half of right wings nose ribs.

Monday, November 4, 2019

Installed right wing center ribs.

Sunday, November 3, 2019

Squared and leveled right wing in jig

Saturday, November 2, 2019

Constructed wing assembly frame.

Friday, November 1, 2019

Welded left wing flap and aileron drive linkage.

Sunday, March 31, 2019

Welded right wing flap and aileron drive linkage.

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Fabricated wing end strut fittings.

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Finished fuselage wing strut fittings.

Monday, March 4, 2019

Fabrcated aileron cable pulley brackets and started on fuselage wing strut fittings.

Saturday, March 2, 2019

Fabricated aileron hinges and flap support at wing root.

Monday, February 18, 2019

Sunday, February 17, 2019

Saturday, February 16, 2019

Fabricated pieces for aileron bellcranks.

Friday, February 15, 2019

Fabricated aileron and flap drive support frame components.

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Fabricated aileron and flap drive support brackets.



Saturday, February 9, 2019

Riveted left rear spar rib attach angles.

Friday, February 8, 2019

Removed rib angles and spacers from left rear spar, de-burred prepared for paint and primed.

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Fitted rib attach angles and spacers to left rear spar.

Monday, February 4, 2019

Assembled left rear spar,riveted cap strips and wing attach fittings.

Sunday, February 3, 2019

Cut left rear spar root and tip ends to length. Cut lightening holes. De burred and prepared for paint spar web, cap strips, and wing attach fittings. Painted all.

Saturday, February 2, 2019

Drilled cap strips, center splice plates, and attach fittings to left rear spar web.



Friday, February 1, 2019

De-burred left rear spar cap strips. Fabricated attach angle spacers.


Monday, January 28, 2019

Marked out rib and station positions on left rear spar. Drilled cap strips.

Sunday, January 27, 2019

Painted right rear spar rib attach angles and spacers. Riveted angles to spar.

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Fitted spacer bars and rib angles to right rear spar.

Thursday, January 24, 2019

De burred rib attach angles and spacers. Fitted a few rib attach angles to right rear spar.


Sunday, January 20, 2019

Riveted right rear spar cap strips. Cutout rib attach angles for rear spar


Saturday, January 19, 2019

Assembled cap strips on right rear spar and prepared for riveting.


Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Trimed root end of right rear spar.
Cut cap strips to length.
De burred spars, cap strips, and attachment fittings.
Painted all.









Monday, January 14, 2019

Drilled cap strips and wing attach fittings to right rear spar.
Cutout center splice plates.



Friday, January 11, 2019

De burred right rear spar cap strips.
Cut rib spacers and drilled.

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Marked right rear spar cap strips and drilled.



Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Riveted right wing spar angles.
Marked out right rear spar stations and ribs.




Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Removed rib attach angles from right main spar, de-burred and painted

Monday, January 7, 2019

Removed left main spare rib attach angles, de-burred and painted.
Riveted left main spar rib angels.