Closing Right Wing

Posted by Sean Tue, 30 May 2006 03:41:00 GMT

Wing Finally got some time to work on finishing up the wings this weekend. Right inboard bottom skin is on.

Wing Also got started on the right outboard bottom skin. You can see how I’m tying up the bottom edge of the skin to make it easier to reach up inside to rivet these on one-handed.

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AP Roll Servo Harness

Posted by Sean Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:13:00 GMT

Wing Installed the TruTrak Autopilot roll servo harness supplied by SteinAir. Attached the service loop to the outboard rib with a tie wrap anchor.

Wing Ran the harness along the bottom through the ribs to the wing root. Will add a DB9 connector at the wing root later.

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Right Bottom Skin Match Drilling

Posted by Sean Sun, 05 Mar 2006 00:21:00 GMT

Wing Match drilled the bottom skins on the right wing today. Whew! Lots of holes. Now for the marathon debur and dimple session.

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Left Tank And Aileron Actuation

Posted by Sean Sun, 19 Feb 2006 23:28:00 GMT

Wing Left fuel tank was attached to the left wing. Also able to finish the left aileron actuation. Little faster on this wing because there’s no autopilot servo to adjust like the right wing.

Wing Little glare in this shot, but you can see how the flap is used to define the neutral position of the aileron.

Wing Right aileron bellcrank. Somehow I got lucky on this side as the belcrank to aileron pushrod was the perfect length for neutral. Nice, no rod end bearings to adjust.

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Right Wing Wiring

Posted by Sean Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:52:00 GMT

Wing Installed grommets and ran the strobe wire in the right wing. Also ran the conduit which will carry the wiring and coax for antennas and lights.

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Right Wing Aileron Actuation

Posted by Sean Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:46:00 GMT

Wing Finished the aileron actuation on the right wing. Pretty straight forward. Find neutral position and adjust rod end bearings.

Wing This is a shot of the torque tube to aileron pushrod assembly at the wing root.

Wing Wider shot of the entire aseembly. Neutral position for the aileron is defined by temporarily attaching the flap, bottoming it out, and clamping the aileron to it in the same position.

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Right Tank On And AP Servo

Posted by Sean Mon, 06 Feb 2006 04:18:00 GMT

Wing Finally all the little leaks are sealed up on the right fuel tank, so it was attached.

Wing The left tank has a couple minor ones also that I’m waiting to get taken care of before mounting it.

Wing Started mounting the autopilot roll servo in the right wing. Brackets and servo are mounted.

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Aileron Attach

Posted by Sean Fri, 27 Jan 2006 23:56:00 GMT

Wing Attached the ailerons to the wings. Not much to this. A bit of a bear getting some of the washers in, but not too bad.

Wing This is the outboard attach bracket. Everything went fine here. Clearance is good all around.

Wing Here’s a shot of the pushrod running up from the bellcrank to the aileron on the inboard side.

Wing This is the inboard attach bracket. I had a little bit of a clearance issue here with the bracket hitting a rivet when swinging through. Just filed off a little but if the rivet and it’s good.

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Outboard Leading Edges And Aileron Actuation

Posted by Sean Thu, 26 Jan 2006 01:21:00 GMT

Thanks to Deems for dropping by for a quick rivet session. The outboard leading edges are now completely attached.

Wing Started the aileron actuation components. First up was the main aileron pushrods. Same task as for the elevator pushrod. Wing

Wing Next up was the aileron pushrods. These extend from the bellcrank to the ailerons.

Wing These are the aileron torque tubes. These are at the root of the wing. The main pushrod attaches to these.

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Wing Cradle

Posted by Sean Tue, 24 Jan 2006 01:41:00 GMT

Wing Made the wing cradle today. Based it on a combination of other plans found around the net.

Wing Now both wings are in the cradle with the “working” side facing out and can be rolled around on the castering wheels. Tyler’s hanging out to give a little size perspective.

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