Mislabeled bolts. The pack in the middle are actually AN4 bolts. Needed 8 AN4 washers, but there were only 6 in the pack. Gordon is donating a few to me. :-)
Aileron bell crank. These will have to be torqued once they're attached to the wing rib.
Sunday, March 29, 2015
2 hrs. yesterday and 2 hrs today working on wing ribs.
Mislabeled bolts. The pack in the middle are actually AN4 bolts. Needed 8 AN4 washers, but there were only 6 in the pack. Gordon is donating a few to me. :-)
Aileron bell crank. These will have to be torqued once they're attached to the wing rib.
Mislabeled bolts. The pack in the middle are actually AN4 bolts. Needed 8 AN4 washers, but there were only 6 in the pack. Gordon is donating a few to me. :-)
Aileron bell crank. These will have to be torqued once they're attached to the wing rib.
Sunday, March 22, 2015
2 hrs yesterday priming (yay!!) and 2.5 hrs today assembling 2 sets of wing ribs.
Finally a day I could be outside to do priming!
Note the side things are riveted from. The instructions indicate this.
Angled as per the instructions. Note that you can use the wrong part (e.g. left for right side) and get this wrong.
It was a little tricky to get the bushing and outside half of the bracket in once the first half was riveted. But, if you bring the bushing and bracket in from the side and rotate it around you can get it assembled. Note on second photo there are holes in the plate that have no matching holes in the rib - need to check on this.
Wing parts!
Finally a day I could be outside to do priming!
Note the side things are riveted from. The instructions indicate this.
Angled as per the instructions. Note that you can use the wrong part (e.g. left for right side) and get this wrong.
It was a little tricky to get the bushing and outside half of the bracket in once the first half was riveted. But, if you bring the bushing and bracket in from the side and rotate it around you can get it assembled. Note on second photo there are holes in the plate that have no matching holes in the rib - need to check on this.
Wing parts!
Sunday, March 15, 2015
After reading an article on electrical wiring in Kitplanes Magazine I decided to bundle my wires using waxed lacing cord and not cable ties (mostly. I'll likely do something else firewall forward). They're just neater looking and a classic way to bundle.
Here's a some British guy explaining all about how to use waxed lacing cord!
I bought this cord. Here's the technique explained on the AeroElectric Connection (run by electrical guru Bob Nuckolls) website (the definitive source of aircraft electric system design!). Check the great articles here.
Also, his (Bob Nuckolls) book, The AeroElectric Connection, is considered the book of aircraft electrical system design (I'm reading it now) and you can either buy the printed version or download the pdf for FREE. Look midway down on this page and you'll see where you can download it.
I also bought a 12V battery for testing of the various lights and electronics. I got this.
Fun fun! :-)
Here's a some British guy explaining all about how to use waxed lacing cord!
I bought this cord. Here's the technique explained on the AeroElectric Connection (run by electrical guru Bob Nuckolls) website (the definitive source of aircraft electric system design!). Check the great articles here.
Also, his (Bob Nuckolls) book, The AeroElectric Connection, is considered the book of aircraft electrical system design (I'm reading it now) and you can either buy the printed version or download the pdf for FREE. Look midway down on this page and you'll see where you can download it.
I also bought a 12V battery for testing of the various lights and electronics. I got this.
Fun fun! :-)
Saturday, March 14, 2015
In this cold, snowy and wet weather I've been planning the lights and electrical. My selections so far:
Tail Position/Strobe: Aveo Posistrobe XP
Landing lights: 2 of the AeroLEDS 36LX and 2 of the 36HX (wig-wag version).
Wingtip Position/Strobe: Aveo Ultra Aurora
Pitot: Garmin GAP-26 Unregulated/Heated
To start to keep track of the electrical power needed I've created a spreadsheet (let me know if you'd like a copy):
I've also made a slight change to my part preparation by getting rid of the nasty toxic cleaner I was using. Even using the best filter mask, I could still smell that stuff. So, after some research and consultation with Cortec (Primer company) I selected the following totally non-toxic cleaner:
I plan to use it diluted 3 to 1 (as per the instructions). You can buy it here.
Tail Position/Strobe: Aveo Posistrobe XP
Landing lights: 2 of the AeroLEDS 36LX and 2 of the 36HX (wig-wag version).
Wingtip Position/Strobe: Aveo Ultra Aurora
Pitot: Garmin GAP-26 Unregulated/Heated
To start to keep track of the electrical power needed I've created a spreadsheet (let me know if you'd like a copy):
I've also made a slight change to my part preparation by getting rid of the nasty toxic cleaner I was using. Even using the best filter mask, I could still smell that stuff. So, after some research and consultation with Cortec (Primer company) I selected the following totally non-toxic cleaner:
I plan to use it diluted 3 to 1 (as per the instructions). You can buy it here.
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