Lot of running around today, but I was able to get a few hours in and begin the riveting on the HS. You begin by
Starting to rivet up the horizontal stabilizer
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HS Riveting part 2
All week long, I keep thinking that I’m going to get a bunch of time that I can dedicate to the plane, and it keeps
….and some more rivets…
You guessed it. I did some more riveting tonight. Two hours worth. I’ve been using my left hand to hold the bucking bar, but I
The Horizontal Stabilizer is DONE!
With help from my lovely assistant Colleen, the horizontal stabilizer is complete! Just under 50 hours total construction time for this part. It was a
Beginning the Elevator
The elevator. The thing that moves when you pull the stick back. It’s what makes the plane go up and down. And I am now
Putting elevator parts together
Today is one of those days I really enjoy. A day when you start with just a pile of parts, and quickly they come together
Elevators taking shape
I started off the day fixing a mistake I made yesterday. Luckily, it was a very small mistake that was very easy to fix with very
Final drilling elevator skins, part 1
Tonight started out with cutting down to size the extruded aluminum wedge that gives the trailing edge strength. Then I drilled the holes in the
100 Hours!
After posting tonight’s post, I realized I just hit 100 hours! Nice! Only ~2400 hours to go!
Elevator skins, day 2
Just a quick post for a quick nights work. Only an hour tonight, but I got half of the second elevator final drilled. Should be