Wings Installed
Finally the wings were in position with flaps and ailerons duly installed as per the plans.
Airplane Section: Wings
Flaps and Ailerons installed
It was rather laborious but not impossible to work alone on Flaps and Ailerons installation. Additional hands of help if available would have reduced the amount of hours with setup and assembly.
Wings mounting to fuselage
Mounting wings to fuselage center spar is quite involved as the wing spar need to be set precisely to match the 6 holes of 5/16″ diameter. There is absolutely no wiggle room and it must be done properly with patience and accuracy.
Left wing assembly and more …
An update on my 650 build – this time it’s about left wing and its control surfaces
Right wing setup and ready …
Made some good progress on my 650 build over last two days after a week off due to travels … Next steps include aileron completion and wing tip with led light installation
Right wing with controls – all set…
I think I can say with some comfort that my right wing is all done , riveted and ready to be installed on to fuselage
Right wing update…
Quick update for last few days of work on my 650 build – Next is to check for final tolerances and rivet the wing skins so wing # 2 is doneski …kind of and start with fuselage
Passenger side wing …
Made some good progress on my 650 build over last few days Passenger side wing getting its shape and looking like a wing now (almost)
Landing lights and more…
Few small updates to my wing construction for this week Next is to start on right side wing frame
Wings – Final hole drilling
After due check on alignment , finally drilled holes incrementally to final size for A5 rivets and few for A4 rivets ( for L angles) and riveted the bottom skin That was a very long day today
Wing build – contd…
Still going on with left wing build…– Top side is all drilled to 30 size …– Fuel tank setup done – Onto bottom wing skins and ribs drill to final sizes ….
More progress on Wing build
Continued with bottom rear rib skin and completed pilot holes with clecos Made a hand tool to adjust ribs for centerline alignment to drill holes through bottom skin (thanks to Jon’s build videos for this idea)
Wings work started
Wing is in progress and definitely this is a bit more involved than the 750 cruiser wing I believe. Now it is a good breaking point with wing build for my 650 zenith… – Frame is set– nose ribs and rear ribs are located in position and drilled. – next steps […]