Main Wings
Wings #5 (Right wing root ribs and substructure)
Total build time: 325 hours. To begin the right wing substructure, I first attached the aft ribs with their spacers, then added the forward ribs. I then put the assembly on sawhorses, and clecoed the aft spar in place: The root ribs are special, and the aft root rib in particular needs to be … Continue reading
Wings #4 (Spacers)
Total Build time: 320 hours. Before fitting the ribs to the main spar, a certain number of spacers have to be made to fill the gaps created by the multiple varying layers within the main spar. There are 2 types of spacers… those that are the thickness of the main spar caps: And then … Continue reading
Wings #3 (Rear spar and Forward Root Ribs)
Total build time: 315 hours. For the forward root ribs I made a popular modification that increases access to the flap drive tubes during wing installation and removal. A typical rib is on the left. I connected the 2 holes to create 1 large hole. This is as far as I went with … Continue reading
Wings #2 (Aileron Bell-cranks)
Total Build Time: 307 Hours. The aileron bell crank assembly marks the first flight control interface I’ve built on the aircraft. As such, I took extra special care in making these parts, 1 per wing. It may be difficult to see in the following picture, but i made the holes in my right … 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