Sat Sep 20 17:09:44 2008 - Performed Van's SB 06-2-23. Viewed: 73 times.
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Sun Sep 7 12:31:49 2008 - Installed the TruTrak roll servo into the right wing today. Made sure to safety the bolts holding the servo. Yes, I know the jam nuts are loose. No sense setting these until the wings are on and I'm rigging the controls.
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IMG 0714
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A cleco vise holds the inboard edge of the flap and the clamps hold the outboard edge.
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The plans call for 1/4" gap between the aileron and flap. IMPORTANT: Don't dimple the bottom skins and flap brace until you've fitted the flap hinge. I made this mistake on both wings.
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Trying to line up the flap w/ the aileron. The block keep the control surfaces steady.
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when it came time to hang the aileron, I made this wooden brace to hold the aileron in the neutral position. Van's points out the proper holes to use. I drilled two 3/16" holes in the wooden brace (bottom near the main wing spar and middle near the rear wing spar). I use two -3 bolts which fit like gloves into the wooden brace. The top of the brace has a notched piece to which the aileron presses into.
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And one completed aileron.
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Another trick I learned was to use dowl rods to angle the bucking bar just right. I needed to do this when it came time to rivet the aileron skins to the spar since the spar isn't bent at 90 degrees.
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Here I'm using a small board to prop up the bucking bar.
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