Ailerons completed

Here is a shot of the right aileron in the jig that was built to hold it in place while the spar rivets were set. You can see the trailing edge and end ribs are not closed up in order to be able to reach inside with the bucking bar.

Both ailerons are completed and attached. I used the correct hardware but haven't torqued it down since they will need to be removed later. The movement is very smooth, thanks to the bearings. Once the pushrods are assembled and attached, the ailerons will set at a more normal angle.

Ailerons

Left aileron parts after match drilling, deburring and dimpling. A few parts need countersinking, then they can be primed and things can be riveted together. The skins already have the stiffeners riveted to them as shown.

Fuselage kit has arrived!

The fuselage kit has arrived! One 8' X 3.5' X 16" box packed full o' parts. Had to tell from this picture, but there are hundreds of parts all they way from the large skins on top and landing gear to small bits of aluminum. Also a big bag full of rivets and hardware. The pick list is about 5 feet long, and amazingly, I checked everything, and it's all there. They may have given me an extra AN3-14A bolt...

Wings

Big step today, the wing panels have been taken off the jigs and put into the holder I built for them. No longer needed, the wing jigs have been dismantled. What a difference in space now that those big posts are gone. I'm going to use the wood to build a platform for the fuselage. First, of course, I need to finish up the wings, by building the ailerons and flaps.

More wing panel work

With the exception of the bottom skins, and a few other miscellaneous things, the wing panels are complete! I riveted on the flap brackets, the aileron gap fairings, and the flap gap fairings this weekend.

This picture shows the flap brackets and the flap gap fairings. The three brackets can be seen projecting down from the bottom side, and the gap fairings are the bevel looking things between the read spar and the top skin.

I also started work on the wing holder - used to store the wing panels while I work on the fuselage. Its got wheels...

What a milestone it will be to get the panels down off the jigs, and disassemble the jigs... Really looking forward to that.