Long day, short post. I got all the holes in all the fuel tank parts deburred. 9 hours worth. Days like this make the TV
Repetitive Deburring Syndrome. I has it.
Finished fabbing fuel plates
Using the first capacitive plate as a template for the remaining ones, I got everything cut to shape and riveted to it’s mounting hardware. All
Capacitive Fuel Level Senders
There are two options for fuel level sensors that I looked at for my -10. First is the standard float type sensor. It’s basically a
Baffling!
Tonight I got the rear baffles in place, match drilled, and countersunk. These are counter sunk as opposed to dimpled to make it easier to
Fuel caps and more
After seeing what the standard fuel caps that Van’s includes in the kit, and because I want to keep strangers from messing with my fuel
Fuel tanks, part 2
Today marked the first day of actual construction progress on the fuel tanks. I began by clecoing the ribs into the skin. This is much
Fuel tanks!
The fuel tanks begin just like most other sections… with a whole lot of edge deburring! There were also some stiffeners and brackets to cut
Attaching the other leading edge
Same as before, but we did it all in one night this time! And with that, the leading edge section is done. This section took
Leading attach, continued
The other day, I was able to begin attaching the leading edge to the wing. I was able to get all of the lower attach
AFS AOA Install, leading edge attach
Tonight, I got the bottom port lined up and drilled out. Since the top port is on the top of the wing (duh) it