Monday, worked on getting the W-SH-6 sheeting in place which invoked getting the 3/4” holes drilled. The process was as follows: Hold sheeting in its proper place Bring wing bolt up from the bottom of the wing and make an indentation in the bottom of the sheeting Mark the centre of the indent with a […]
Building Aero 3D Day 56: Assembly Sheetings Read More »
Sunday, I continued work on the WC assembly building upon Saturdays success. I started by building the other W-ST-2 (top in image below), which invovled going through the same process as in the previous post and then moved on to the 3/32” balsa sheeting piece W-SH-6.
Building Aero 3D Day 55: WC Assembly Pieces Read More »
Saturday, I experiemented with how to build the rounded edge (W-ST-2s) pieces for the WC assembly… which is what I’m calling the group of pieces that congregate around the bolt hole openings on the bottom of the wing.
Building Aero 3D Day 54: Figuring Out WC Assembly Read More »
Wednesday, made some more progress on getting the wing bolting system in place. First thing was to get the hole locations marked on the wing hold down plate (FUE). Since I already had the holes drilled into the wing I used the 1/4” bit to place through the holes, while the wing was held in
Building Aero 3D Day 53: Wing Bolt Holes Read More »
Yesterday afternoon I made minor progress on the aircraft. I started by continuing with work on the wing. I marked the center between the outter and inner WDs on the previously marked line indicating where the wing lines up on the center of the ply wing bolt plate in the fuselage. I also cut 1/4”
Building Aero 3D Day 51: Bolt Holes & WF Assembly Read More »
On Wednesday I was finally able to make some more progress on my wing. What was the hold up you ask? Well, I needed to make the WC assembly and the types of pieces and angles involved I couldn’t seem to get it done on my own. After telling a co-worker about it (Catherine) she
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Yesterday, I cut eight pieces out of 1/4“x1/4” balsa stringers to a length of 11/4“. I then marked the center of them and glued them to the inside leading edge of the ailerons, using wood glue, and clamped them in place. The purpose of this is to provide more support/substance for the hinges. I used weights
Building Aero 3D Day 49: Aileron Hinge Supports & Awkward WF Contemplation Read More »
Yesterday, Peter dropped off my wing and did a trial fitting into the fuselage. He graciously fixed my previous mistake where I glued the WF assembly to the wrong side of the wing, doh! He was able to remove it and repair the damage to the wing. You can see part of the sanded filler
Building Aero 3D Day 48: Wing Fitting & WF Assembly (Again) Read More »
