I wanted Hoerner style wingtips, primarily because I like the way they look, but there are some purported performance advantages over rounded. The Hoerner shape also lends itself to housing the Bob Archer style VOR (Not even sure VOR will be around when I finish) antennas I made and it will allow me to mount … Continue reading
I’ve never done much composite work except for some minor boat repairs over the years, but I want to try and make a set of Hoerner style wingtips for my Bearhawk vs. the rounded style that are commercially available. I want to put some LED landing lights in each tip, so I might as well … Continue reading
Got the small piece of .032 skin fitted and drilled to the back ribs on the right wing. It took a while to get everything lined up, gaps set and to make sure it matches the left wing.
I was able to get the right wing aieleron hinged, pocket skins drilled and fitted as well as trimming the wing skins. I followed the same process as the left wing, and there weren’t too many surprises. Just need to fit the .032 skin at the root and tip and that will wrap up … Continue reading
I have struggled to figure out how to hinge the flap on to the wing. I don’t have a table big enough, nor do I want to build one. My wings are sitting in nice rotisserie racks which make working on them nice. I left the top skin long and untrimmed up until this point, … Continue reading
It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but I have been working. My son was born February 24th, managing a newborn and life with 2 kids certainly reduces “free” time 🙂 I’ve got the flaps clecoed together at this point. I have been following Eric Newton’s method on the flaps. Everything has been pretty straight … Continue reading
After priming all the parts, I riveted on the .125 backing plates to the false spar. I used 1097 flush rivets to hold the plate nuts on and 470 -4 rivets for the plates. I also fabricated the brace for the flap drive that runs between center ribs 1 & 2. It’s 2 attach angles … Continue reading
Measured the width between center ribs 2 & 3 then trimmed the false spar to fit. I joggled the 4 corners of the false spar with my vice and joggle tool. Measured up from the rear spar 6 inches and set the outboard attach angle. I used a little level to set it horizontally and clamped it … Continue reading
Riveted the center ribs. Not much to note, it went pretty smooth. Between the alligator and c yoke squeezer….I squeezed them all.