Wings - 14

November 30, 2013 15 hours - 257 hours total
It's been a busy month and you can see from the hours posting I've been busy assembling the left wing. I'm getting close to finishing this wing. I'd say 15 or 20 more hours. I have the wing tip and position light to install.

View of flaperon bracket installation prior to installing top wing panels.

Example of the wing skeleton, typical, prior to wing panel closure. I choose to primer only the contact surfaces of the interior wing. I did remember to remove the FOD.

Example of the priming method. This happens to be the lower mid-skin. You can see the access panel near the stall warning device.

 View prior to installation of the lower mid-section wing panel. Note primer on contact surfaces.

Interior side of upper wing panels are right for priming.

Inboard wing-walk panel primed and ready to install.

Top panels are cleco'd in place and ready to rivet. Inboard wing section primed  at location where wing walk panel is installed

Just a few Cleco's holding the panel in place.

With the exception of a few rivets I forgot to install, all panels are riveted in place. Must be 1200 closely placed rivets.

 View from the wing-tip. About seven pieces make up the wing tip assembly.

Wings - 13

11/10/2013 - 5 hours, 242 hours total. I was able to put some time in on Friday and Sunday. All of the riveting for the bottom-side left wing is complete. I'll need to enlist some help to flip the wing over to continue the build.

Primed the lower middle left wing panel. As you can see, I'm only priming the contact areas of the wing.

 Picture of the wing assembly, mid-section, just prior to installing the above panel.

Also, primed the outer edge of the inboard and outboard panel where the middle panel mates.

Ready to flip and start working on the top-side

11/03/2013 - One year ago today, I placed the first kit order for the tail-kit.

8 hours, 237 hours total. Work began in earnest to begin installing the wing panels. Before I started that I replaced the two wire connectors damaged in the previous post. I then spread out a little so I could access the left wing. The wing in the foreground is now in the covered back patio. House rules- wife's car needs to fit in the garage.

 This is a view of the inboard, left wing, bottom side. There are approximately 450 rivet locations in this panel alone. I final drilled all the holes, deburred the holes, and then primed the interior side of the panel. I did the same with the outboard panel. The center panel is ready for final drill.

 Outboard review

 Bottom side access panel near the stall warning device.

 View inboard with new connector installed.

Riveting comes next......I'll rivet the inner panel, then final drill the center panel and debur, and then complete all bottom side riveting. Could be a couple of weeks before I get that done. We have visitors next weekend- good friends, and then a trip to check in on mom the following weekend.