Category: Spars
Right Wing Rear Spar and ER Tank Access Panel
Well, today was a big day in the garage, made possible by my new garage fan! It was still pretty hot, but the moving air…
Left Rear Spar Riveting
Well, I did a TERRIBLE job at taking pictures, but progress is still progress. First of all, it’s been BLAZING hot here, so instead of…
ER Tank Nutplates and Spar Countersinking
Today was a LOOOOONG day in the shop. To break things up a little, I am going to post in separate posts. First, I attached…
Main Spar Nutplates for Standard and ER Tanks
Up early today, I managed 3.0 in the garage before anyone woke up. The other day, I drilled #21 holes for the ER Tank attach…
Main Spar Nutplates
I needed something small today. I need to go to bed early tonight, but I was itching to accomplish something after my huge building day…
Rear Spar Riveting, ER Tank Z Brackets
Today was another great day in the shop. Lots of rivets, lots of ER tank planning and work. As you’ll see, I committed to doing…
Finished Tiedowns, Primed Rear Spars
I spent every spare moment today working on the airplane. This is so much fun. I riveted sixteen AN426AD3-7 for the tiedown nutplates after priming…
Wing Ribs, Tiedown, Front and Rear Spar Work
With a few minutes available to me (quietly, kids are asleep), I decided to grab all the main wing ribs, get them organized, then devinyled…
Started Rear Spars
Well, you don’t get a lot of pictures today. I managed to get the two rear spars out, along with the big and small spar…
Tiedowns, ER Tank Planning, Devinyling Wing Skins
For some reason, I was up in the middle of the night and my mind was racing about stuff so I went out to the…