Finished with the flaperons - just crossed 600 hours. I figure I'm about half way now. I get to pull down the last parts and start on the fuselage.
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| New batch of parts deberred, primed and ready for assembly. |
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| Spars assembled and ready for skins |
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| Checking to make sure the skins lay flat against the ribs. |
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| Spent a long time with the first skin working it, thinking about it and checking it which required quite a few clecos on each test. |
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| Still not enough bend. The directions say make sure they are flat against the ribs. VansAirForce says this could cause stick grab and I assume it's from uneven air flow. |
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| After trying to gently work towards the right amount of bend I ended up cleco the edges and flattening it by hand. |
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| Satisfied at this point. If it helps anyone the right bend seemed to be about 3/4 to 1/2 inch wider than the spar. If it fits tight against the spar there will be cupping between the ribs. Any higher would bow. I went for slight oil canning between the ribs and I think that's the best one can do. Won't know any more about this until it flies. |
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| Left side done. This was an 11 hour day. I thought about calling it quits for the day but pushed on until 8PM and finished skinning them both. |
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| On to the 3rd and 4th kits. |
