Right aileron clamped (gently!) to the alignment template.
Right aileron pushrods adjusted, lock nuts tightened, and ready for flight.
Wings, fuselage mounting continued…
Category: Wings
Wings, fuselage mounting progress
Pilot-side comm antenna installed.
Left wing back in the stand and right wing temporarily installed.
Left wing back in the stand and right wing temporarily installed.
Wings, Firewall Forward in process
Left wingtip nav light installed.
Left wingtip test fit again – this time to see if my screw countersinks fit the skin dimples. Success!
Wingtip rib installation underway.
Left wingtip ready to mount on the wing.
Left wingtip mounted for good (hopefully) and ready for flight.
Left wingtip mounted for good (hopefully) and ready for flight.
Battery, ground strap, and starter relay power cable installed.
Wings, fuselage mounting continued…
Wingtip nutplate installation in process. Lots of holes to drill and countersink prior to riveting nutplates in place.
With all of the nutplates riveted, I installed the nav light mount seen here.
Unfortunately, I then discovered that the electrical connector half (of the awful, open-barrel “Molex” type) received with the wing kit last summer and installed back when I built the wing doesn’t match the connectors included with the very nice AeroLED nav lights. A typical Van’s situation.
Rather than wait for a matching connector half to arrive, I think I’ll trash the original Molex half and go with the matching bits from the nav light box. A project for tomorrow…
