Not much to report today, spent 30 minutes in the garage drilling the first set of nose skin holes, to pilot hole size 40.
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Day 47: Trim Tab Channel and Nose Skins (1hr 40m)
With the trim tab channel in place I had to mark and cut a hole in the front of the channel for the trim tab servo rod to go through. This rod will attach to the trim tab and enable it to be raised and lowered. A hole was pre-cut in the top edge...
Wings Ordered!
Today I ordered the wings kit and fuel tanks from Zenith. I’m told it will be 10-12 weeks before they arrive so I have plenty of time to prepare. I still need to measure up the garage to check that I can build them there, I think I will build one and then try...
Day 46: Trim Tab Channel Placement (40m)
The Trim Tab Channel fits inside the skin and provides a place for the Trim Tab hinge to attach. I removed the tip rib and then pushed the channel into position and noted that the edge overlapped where the tip rib would go. I marked it up and trimmed the excess couple of mms...
Day 45: Rear Channel, Trim Tab Channel Prep (1hr 40m)
A Rear Channel gets installed on the spar in the gap between the two skins. At each end of the channel an L-angle is attached so task one is to cut two pieces of L-angle to the right size and mark the centre line. Then drill through the L-angle to cleco it to the...