Crane Lifting Wing
The crane was very helpful putting the wing into the right position. He is lifting very slowly and so it much easier to align the 1 degree dihedral.
Left Strut Cut
The left strut is cut and put in place. I am happy that everything is in the right length. Doing an error here would be bad. Getting another strut would …
Detail of back fittings
A detail of the back fitting. One 1/4 bolt which holds everything together.
Detail of left front wing fitting
These pictures show the front wing fitting in detail. As you can see in the second picture, there is a gap between the fittings and the fuselage attach points. …
Right Wing Mounted
The right wing is mounted. The right side was much easier, perfect fit. The holes where all aligned. So from the right to the left wing tip I have …
I love these Drill Presses
Today I first used one of these ancient drill presses. These are wonderful. Absolutely precise, no moving of parts like in my new one. You only need to take care …
Setting Dihedral
The wings need to have 1 degree dihedral. My electronic level again helped a lot. Everything is perfectly in place now, the strut comes next.
Mounting Left Wing
Today I started mounting the wings. Left wing was first. I constructed two scaffolds, where we put the wing on. The crane was used as safety measure. I knew …
Workshop with crane
Also I have a crane in the new workshop. This is a versatile tool. Movable electrical in all directions all over the workshop. It can lift up to 1000 kg. …
Fully Equipped New Workshop
My new building location is a former mechanical engeneering workshop. Full of old tools. Sometimes you feel like in a museum. I now have 5 turning lathes available. All of …
Moving wings
Also the wings have to be moved. I used a former lumber trailer. It took both wings perfectly. The transport itself was not problem. Wings arrived without damage. …
Moving Airplane
Our building starts into a new phase. To be able to mount the wings, we had to move the airplane. The wings wouldn’t fit into our garage, so we moved …