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 […]
Elevator leading edges
Today I’m working at adding the leading edges to the elevators. I’ve been putting this off as I don’t want to screw it up, so joining me today is my best bud Garet. We started with locating and pilot drilling the holes to attach the leading edges to the spar. Once all the holes were […]
Elevator balance weights – pt. 2
Today I’m proceeding with the elevator balance weights and locating them on the elevators. In the picture below, I have the balance weight assembly roughly located on the elevator. You can also note that I previously made 3 vertical black lines. These black lines indicate the spacing of the 3 structural screws (AN525-10R7) which attach […]