Just a quick update for today, as I got the horizontal stabilizer assembly stowed on the upper wall of the garage. I’m really happy to finally, after years of on and off work, to get this assembly off the shop floor. Now I have room to get the F1 Rocket wing jigs set up. I […]
Elevator riveting – part 1
In the build session today I’m finally getting started on riveting the elevators. The elevators are riveted from the trailing edge to the leading edge, where they are then closed out with the leading edge skins. As shown below, I have the trailing edge skin clecoed in place. I decided that the riveting to be […]
Elevator leading edges – pt. 2
Moving right along with the leading edges, today I began with upsizing the #40 pilot holes to #30 for the final rivet sizing. In the picture below is one of the leading edge pieces that is ready to be trimmed. In the picture below, I’m getting the nutplates located for the mid-hinge access panel. These […]
Airplanes are cool!
Airplanes are indeed cool and so is Elliot Seguin. I’m so grateful to have been included in one of his recent mail campaigns and especially to have received one of the Bowers Pony and Wasabi TEST mission patches. Thank you so much Elliot. Not only is the aviation community is a better place because of […]