Construction Blog and Builder's Resource
The torque tube is installed between two Delrin blocks, each of which is bolted to a fuselage intercostal rib with two bolts. Sounds easy enough, right? Now try getting washers and nuts on those bolts with only ~1″ of clearance. Not fun, but done now with a little creativity.
Right wing aileron torque tube-to-bellcrank pushrod components primed.
Right wing aileron pushrods complete.
Right wing aileron bellcrank installed.
Right wing aileron torque tube fabricated and installed.
Right wing aileron torque tube-to-bellcrank pushrod adjusted and installed to aileron bellcrank.
Right wing aileron torque tube-to-bellcrank pushrod adjusted and installed to aileron torque tube.
Right wing aileron torque tube and pushrod connection closeup.
Right wing inboard bottom skin clecoed to wing. Root rib nutplate holes and access plate screw holes drilled.
Aileron trim servo components underway.
Left wing aileron torque tube fabricated and installed (fully torqued) for flight.
Final fitting of pitot mount to wing.
