Wing Parts Construction (December 2006-February 2008)
Drawings of the Sequoia wing rib and spar kits. These are the same parts I'll be making from the wood I received from Western Aircraft.
- December 17, 2006 -- Wing wood on its way, station 6 classic rib jig
- December 20, 2006 -- Wing wood unpacked, bending jig lesson learned
- December 22, 2006 -- First station 6 rib constructed
- December 24, 2006 -- First station 6 rib glued
- December 25, 2006 -- Station 6 rib done
- January 14, 2007 -- Will work for beer and football
- January 19, 2007 -- Picked up 4mm Plywood
- January 20, 2007 -- Main stab spar center section
- January 21, 2007 -- More hired help on ribs
- February 3, 2007 -- Warm day ahead, revision list check
- February 4, 2007 -- Second staion 6 rib finally glued
- February 5, 2007 -- Station 6 ribs done
- February 9, 2007 -- Station 9 rib jig, pounce wheel
- February 11, 2007 -- Station 9 rib constructed
- February 16, 2007 -- Station 9 rib glued
- February 17, 2007 -- Trailing edge ribs for st. 6 and 9
- February 19, 2007 -- Second st. 9 rib constructed
- February 23, 2007 -- Station 3 flap ribs
- February 24, 2007 -- Gussets for st. 9, prebend problems
- February 25, 2007 -- Drawing station 3 rib
- February 26, 2007 -- Pre-bending thoughts
- March 10, 2007 -- More trailing edge ribs
- March 11, 2007 -- Second st. 9 rib glued, broken camera
- March 12, 2007 -- Pre-bending success, steamed capstrips
- March 18, 2007 -- Camera's back, station 3 structure
- March 21, 2007 -- Drawing station 3 gussets
- March 24, 2007 -- Matt's rib
- March 25, 2007 -- Left hand side station 3 rib glued
- March 26, 2007 -- LHS station 3 rib cleaned up
- March 30, 2007 -- Station 4 rib jig and structure
- March 31, 2007 -- Station 4 gussets, pre-bend picture
- April 1, 2007 -- LHS station 4 rib glued
- April 8, 2007 -- Shop cleaning duties
- April 10, 2007 -- Pre-bending rib 3 capstrip difficulty
- April 11, 2007 -- RHS station 4 rib structure
- April 13, 2007 -- RHS station 4 rib glued
- April 14, 2007 -- RHS station 4 rib trimmed, current ribstack
- April 15, 2007 -- Glued RHS station 3 rib
- April 16, 2007 -- Station 3 ribs, left side and right side
- April 18, 2007 -- Drawing station 5 and 10 jigs in spare moments
- April 21, 2007 -- Stitches, kitchen accident
- April 28, 2007 -- Opposable thumb is mostly back, rib chord lines
- April 29, 2007 -- St.5 rib glued, wing rib factory
- May 5, 2007 -- Friends and two year thoughts
- May 6, 2007 -- St.5 and st. 10 ready to glue, st. 10 glued
- May 7, 2007 -- Second st. 5 rib glued, warm weather
- May 11, 2007 -- Ribs cleaned up, new method
- May 12, 2007 -- Drawing station 1 rib
- May 13, 2007 -- Thinking day, planning
- May 15, 2007 -- Can't bend st. 1 capstrips, plan B
- May 20, 2007 -- Station 1 blocking
- May 25, 2007 -- Station 1 traced and glued
- May 28, 2007 -- Varnish for rib 1
- May 30, 2007 -- Second station 1 structure
- June 2, 2007 -- First station 1 rib closed, bandsaw maintenance
- June 3, 2007 -- Second station 1 rib glued, nose rib 1
- June 6, 2007 -- Rib cleaned up, closing cover prepared
- June 8, 2007 -- Rib closed, more aileron ribs
- June 9, 2007 -- Matt's station 8 rib glued, station 2 started
- June 10, 2007 -- Station 2 structure
- June 11, 2007 -- Station 2 blocking
- June 12, 2007 -- Possessed with station 2, covers and gussets
- June 13, 2007 -- Marathon rib glued
- June 18, 2007 -- Rib 2 trimmed up, cover prepared
- June 19, 2007 -- Cover varnished
- June 29, 2007 -- Rib 2 closed
- June 30, 2007 -- Second rib 2 done in one day
- July 3, 2007 -- Second rib 2 glued
- July 8, 2007 -- Rib 2 leading edges
- July 11, 2007 -- Pascale's jig, station 11
- July 14, 2007 -- Rib jig method, station 14
- July 15, 2007 -- All station 14 structure
- July 18, 2007 -- Station 14 rib glued
- July 21, 2007 -- Jon glued first st. 7 rib
- July 23, 2007 -- Station 14 rib cleaned up
- July 27, 2007 -- Second station 2 rib finally closed
- July 29, 2007 -- Second station 14 rib, one day
- July 30, 2007 -- The two station 14 ribs
- July 31, 2007 -- Station 14 rib varnish
- August 9, 2007 -- Station 14 ribs closed, busy August
- August 16, 2007 -- Station 12 template
- August 20, 2007 -- Station 12 uprights
- August 22, 2007 -- Station 12 diagonals and gussets
- August 25, 2007 -- First station 12 rib glued
- August 27, 2007 -- Rib cleaned up
- August 31, 2007 -- Second station 12 rib glued
- September 4, 2007 -- Station 12 done, portable station 2.5 jig
- September 17, 2007 -- Hiking and station 2.5 started
- September 18, 2007 -- Station 2.5 covers
- September 19, 2007 -- First station 2.5 rib gluing
- September 20, 2007 -- Second station 2.5 rib gluing
- September 21, 2007 -- 2007 West Coast Falco Fly-In
- September 25, 2007 -- Station 2.5 ribs cleaned up
- October 1, 2007 -- Station 13 rib jig, last one
- October 4, 2007 -- Station 13 structure and gussets
- October 5, 2007 -- Full day to work, both station 13 ribs glued
- October 6, 2007 -- Station 13 cleaned up, aileron and flap ribs
- October 13, 2007 -- Planning and plotting, sidetrack
- October 14, 2007 -- Matt's second rib
- October 21, 2007 -- Main wing spar wood picked up
- November 4, 2007 -- Jon and Matt's ribs glued
- November 17, 2007 -- Total shop cleaning
- November 18, 2007 -- Flat surface for spars
- November 19, 2007 -- Forward wing spar layout
- November 20, 2007 -- Lamination shape
- December 2, 2007 -- Spar boom lamination
- December 4, 2007 -- Forward wing spar structure
- December 6, 2007 -- Forward wing spar ready to glue
- December 15, 2007 -- Forward wing spar finally glued
- December 19, 2007 -- Forward wing spar cover cut out
- January 13, 2008 -- Forward wing spar cover glued
- January 15, 2008 -- Forward wing spar trimmed and marked
- January 18, 2008 -- Aileron/flap spar layout
- January 20, 2008 -- First aileron/flap spar structure
- February 8, 2008 -- Aileron/flap covers prepared
- February 9, 2008 -- First aileron/flap spar glued
- February 17, 2008 -- Second aileron/flap spar glued
- February 28, 2014 -- The project lives! Elevator, Stabilizer and Wing hinges
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