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Completed the right tip. I've decided not to install lights, as far as I know they're not required for RAAus rego and I don't plan to fly at dusk. In any case, I can always make an access point in the tip later if required.
Really don't know why they didn't make the entire tip out of plastic, it would have been much easier to install than a separate nose tip!…
ContinueAdded by Marty de la Motte on February 28, 2014 at 12:20am — 6 Comments
Last week I disassembled the wing, deburred everything and primed the joint surfaces.
I decided to rivet the rear structure - rear spars to rear ribs, rear strut bracket etc - but not to rivet the ribs to the main spar at this stage, in case any shims were needed to pack out the nose ribs.
Riveted the lower trailing edges and lower rear skin to the framework, turned the wing over (carefully!) and clecoed the nose ribs back on.
This week I clecoed the nose skin…
ContinueAdded by Marty de la Motte on February 20, 2014 at 5:18am — 6 Comments
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