Doubler for Inspection Holes
Self-fabricated doubler for two inspection holes in the left wing. The two small holes on the right are for electric cable and pitot tube which will run through …
Building our airplane
Self-fabricated doubler for two inspection holes in the left wing. The two small holes on the right are for electric cable and pitot tube which will run through …
I love this picture. It shows the wing with many, many clecos. Isn’t this a piece of art :-)
This hole cutter from Bosch is luckily available in inch sizes, a special tool for sheet metal. Good for drilling inspection holes.
This is the Murphy supplied pitot tube. I mounted it near the inspection holes so that it can be reached and connected from inside.
The pitot tube is pointing slightly downwards (approx. 3 degrees) to have a more accurate measuring when flying with a high angle.
To drill the front ribs somebody has to move under the wing and hold the ribs in the correct position. My wife did this tiring job and with a …
Our wingstands. The wings will stay here until final installation. A set of wheels on the bottom allows easy movement in our basement.
This is a simple method to test the tanks. If you have a leak, the glove will soon break down. Unfortunately my tank had a leak the first …
This is a tool we used to fix a tank leak from inside. Inspection camera (connecting to a laptop), a paint brush with proseal and then doing the …
Everything ready to close the tanks. Of course I tested the bottom side of the tank with some fuel. These tanks are really big. Putting 20 Liters of gas …