Tag: Aileron

I got all of the stiffeners marked and final size cut today. Yesterday I had only separated them into the individual stiffeners with the rough cut. I deburred all of the parts today as well. That was the majority of the time. I also spent some time getting the pitot tube test fit into the pitot mast that I ordered from Aircraft Spruce. It is a bit snug so I am having to grind down both the mast and the pitot a tiny bit to make it fit. Luckily it is ground down properly now and I just need to drill the holes in the mast to match the pitot tube. I’m 3d printing a template from Allan Glen’s page and I’ll see if that matches up tomorrow.

I spent most of my time yesterday and today either working or doing graduation activities for my oldest. I watched the Van’s fuel tank video again. And that thing is not short. It is 2 hours and 40 minutes long. But it is loaded with good information. I almost wish I had seen this when I started building as it would have helped me alot at the beginning. Either way, I also got new shop stools so my rear won’t hurt so much sitting on those hard, old stools LOL. I at least got all of the parts collected for the ailerons and got the parts cut and separated. I didn’t have it pictured here but I got the pile of skin stiffeners cut too.