Category: Wings and Tail

R.Wing – Rib Support Tubes – 1/9/2016

We cut custom length tubes for the wing rib support and spent a lot of time trying to figure out how long they should be. We also installed the tie wraps around the wing rib supports. Here’s the lengths of the rib support tubes in the documentation for the LSX wing. We’re told that they…

R.Wing – Lower wing ribs – 12/30/2015

  We worked on the lower wing ribs today.  First Ethan helped me fix my snowblower! The clutch mechanism wasn’t engaging fully. Here are the lower wing ribs laid out . Here’s how they attach.  On a prior page it says to “align the plastic tip to fit the radius of the wing spar leading…

R.Wing – started ribs – Dec 25, 26 2015

    We worked on the right side wing this weekend.  You could think of that as the copilot side but if the plane is right side up and flying forwards, this wing will be on the right side of the plane. Ordered some new parts for the wing and the vertical fin reinforcement kit Installed…

Building both wing frames – Dec 19 & 20 – 2015

  We worked on building the wing frames this weekend. We also sprayed CorrosionX in the wing tubes.  Things of note: Putting the wing tip on using superglue to attach the washer to the nut so that you can hold both of them inside the tube with a needle nose pliers.  – Or you could just get…