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 …
Cleco world
I love this picture. It shows the wing with many, many clecos. Isn’t this a piece of art :-)
Drilling inspection holes
This hole cutter from Bosch is luckily available in inch sizes, a special tool for sheet metal. Good for drilling inspection holes.
Pitot Tube
This is the Murphy supplied pitot tube. I mounted it near the inspection holes so that it can be reached and connected from inside.
Pitot tube
The pitot tube is pointing slightly downwards (approx. 3 degrees) to have a more accurate measuring when flying with a high angle.
Drilling ribs
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 …
Wingstand
Our wingstands. The wings will stay here until final installation. A set of wheels on the bottom allows easy movement in our basement.
Left wing leak free
The pressure test for several days showed no leak. Yeah!
Pressure Tester
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 …
Non invasive surgery
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 …
Right Wing
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 …
Starting with the wings
Started constructing the wings. The right wing comes first. It looks good as lying on the construction table. The window in the back is still to small …
First steps
After getting my official permit on August,6 2009 from the german “Luftfahrtbundesamt”, the building process started. The journey begins … Building starts with the flaperons. 4 of these to …
Rudder ready to close
Last picture before closing rudder (I believe). The blue color is my nano coating, which is applied to all mating parts.
Preparing building location
Waiting for the official documents (permits) to build, there’s enough time to prepare the building location. Many parts will be built in this room in the basement. Fuselage construction …