Wings
Wing Spars #4 (Right spar time-lapse video)
Total build time: 292 hours. The right spar was built much like the left spar with some subtle differences in the assembly. However I learned so much during the left spar that the right spar took nearly half the time. This weekend I had myself a marathon session of building the right spar, and … Continue reading
Wing Spars #3 (Riveting Left Spar)
Total build time: 273 hours. The primer is dry and it’s time to start the final assembly of the left main wing spar. Solid rivets! In the picture above you can see most of those angle components that I fabricated earlier. They really help make the root of the spar extremely strong. For installing … Continue reading
Wing Spars #2 (Left spar)
Total build time: 264 hours With all my prep work complete, it’s time to start building the wing spar itself. I start with the left spar. Pictured here is the spar web, with the top and bottom spar caps. The web itself came rolled into a tight circle about 14″ in diameter, surprisingly when unrolled … Continue reading
Wings #1 (Rib Gussets)
Total build time: 242 hours. The airfoil shape of the wings are formed and held in place by the wing ribs. There are 2 shapes of wing ribs, those that hold the shape of the wing in front of the wing spar (along the leading edge): and those ribs aft of the wing spar along … Continue reading
Wing Spars #1 (Angle fabrication)
Total build time: 230 hours. After a break from building for the holidays, I’m back at it. From having reached the decision point of either moving on to the forward fuselage or the wings, I chose the wings. The main reason is that once the forward fuselage is finished and attached to the aft fuselage, … Continue reading