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0 2024/11/11 20:11:45
lower wing cut apart and on fuselage
lower wing cut apart and on fuselage
0 2024/11/11 20:11:56
0 2024/11/11 20:12:07
I cut the ribs and installed carbon tube from leftover Sig Cub pushrod while angle and dihedral were held in position by spar and leading and trailing edges. I then built boxes between the ribs to hold the tube in place. then I filled in the wing saddle on the fuselage with the plywood that was removed and some 1/4" balsa and reinforced it with 1/8 aircraft ply where the tube comes thru. this holds the sweep and dihedral in place.
I cut the ribs and installed carbon tube from leftover Sig Cub pushrod while angle and dihedral were held in position by spar and leading and trailing edges. I then built boxes between the ribs to hold the tube in place. then I filled in the wing saddle on the fuselage with the plywood that was removed and some 1/4" balsa and reinforced it with 1/8 aircraft ply where the tube comes thru. this holds the sweep and dihedral in place.
0 2024/11/11 20:12:19
square aluminum tube used to check angle
square aluminum tube used to check angle
0 2024/11/11 20:12:32
tilt of wings held in place while aluminum is bolted to the trailing edge to set incidence
tilt of wings held in place while aluminum is bolted to the trailing edge to set incidence
0 2024/11/11 20:13:00
0 2024/11/11 20:13:11
0 2024/11/11 20:13:28
0 2024/11/11 20:13:46
0 2024/11/11 20:14:01
0 2024/11/11 20:14:31
wings built per plans
wings built per plans
0 2024/11/11 20:32:30
lower wing cut to fit.
lower wing cut to fit.
0 2024/11/11 20:32:46
with the wing in one piece I cut the ribs to install a carbon tube. The spar and leading and trailing edges held the sweep and dihedral while I did this. I then made a box for the tube to slide into and glued everything in place before cutting center section out. wing saddle was filled in with ply from the saddle cutout and 1/4" balsa with a 1/8"aircraft ply reinforcement.
with the wing in one piece I cut the ribs to install a carbon tube. The spar and leading and trailing edges held the sweep and dihedral while I did this. I then made a box for the tube to slide into and glued everything in place before cutting center section out. wing saddle was filled in with ply from the saddle cutout and 1/4" balsa with a 1/8"aircraft ply reinforcement.
0 2024/11/11 20:32:59
square aluminum used to check dihedral.
square aluminum used to check dihedral.
0 2024/11/11 20:33:14
wings clamped at the correct dihedral and incidence, and bolted to aluminum strap
wings clamped at the correct dihedral and incidence, and bolted to aluminum strap
0 2024/11/11 20:33:28
0 2024/11/11 20:34:29
aluminum strap mounted to fuselage holding lower wing in the correct position. with the plane on the nose the incidence can be set
aluminum strap mounted to fuselage holding lower wing in the correct position. with the plane on the nose the incidence can be set
0 2024/11/11 20:34:58
top wing slid on struts, they have you put the plane on i3t's nose to set the incidence.
top wing slid on struts, they have you put the plane on i3t's nose to set the incidence.
0 2024/11/13 23:04:32
lots of stuff in the garage.
lots of stuff in the garage.
0 2024/11/13 23:04:51
top wing is attached at center, outboard struts mocked u
top wing is attached at center, outboard struts mocked u
0 2024/11/13 23:06:14
outboard struts soldered together. on a positive note they are almost identical meaning that I got all the wings level and at the same incidence.
outboard struts soldered together. on a positive note they are almost identical meaning that I got all the wings level and at the same incidence.
0 2024/11/13 23:06:44
0 2024/12/04 16:30:53
0 2024/12/04 16:30:39
0 2024/12/04 16:30:26
modified with brass inserts on both ends. These are inserted about 1 1/2" into aluminum streamline tube on each end, should handle vibration better.
modified with brass inserts on both ends. These are inserted about 1 1/2" into aluminum streamline tube on each end, should handle vibration better.
0 2024/12/04 16:30:04
stock tail brace flattened and bent
stock tail brace flattened and bent
0 2024/12/04 16:29:44
0 2024/12/04 16:29:25
removable sheeting for access to fuselage
removable sheeting for access to fuselage
0 2024/12/04 16:29:11
bottoms
bottoms
0 2024/12/27 20:40:34
top front
top front
0 2024/12/27 20:40:15
paper patterns cut in aluminum flashing
paper patterns cut in aluminum flashing
0 2024/12/27 20:39:53
0 2024/12/27 20:39:38
bracket soldered to wing mounting blind nut and rigging coupler through innerplane strut.
bracket soldered to wing mounting blind nut and rigging coupler through innerplane strut.
0 2024/12/19 21:33:33
shaped basswood on struts
shaped basswood on struts
0 2024/12/19 21:28:06
bracket on bottom of struts
bracket on bottom of struts
0 2024/12/19 21:27:57
0 2025/01/10 20:34:11
0 2024/12/19 21:27:30
0 2024/12/19 21:27:03
brackets soldered to rear wing mounting tabs.
brackets soldered to rear wing mounting tabs.
0 2024/12/19 21:26:49
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