The Mission:

I am building an airplane. I really can't tell you how weird it sounds to me to hear those words in my head as I type. I am keeping this blog as an adjunct to my written log, which is required to comply with FAA requirements for Experimental Aircraft construction. My son Doug is my partner in this project. There are two goals: to build the best, safest, and yes, COOLEST, airplane we can, and to allow Doug to acquire some truly awesome experiences, not to mention building skills. Thanks for viewing.



How to use this blog

The most current post is displayed on this opening page. To access the older posts, click on the "Blog Archive" on the right hand side. The drop down menu is arranged by the month and lists the posts, by title and by date posted, in reverse chronological order.

I will arrange the hypertext links to other websites I find interesting better some day, but they are at the bottom.

If you navigate to my first post, there is a link to my luthiery pages. I miss working with wood. Aluminum is nice, but it's boring. Give me a highly figured maple any day!

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Prepping the ribs

Experimental aircraft builders know that the FAA will require proof that we actually did the work.  While I am not the most photogenic guy, Doug is happy to snap a few photos to prove "I was there" (but he usually sneaks off to get a few photos with a more interesting composition- see below)
The left leading edge, showing off the cradle

Reflections inside the leading edge

"Fluting" to make the rib align straight

"Dimpling" to allow the skin and rib to interlock, and the flush rivets to be flush

More of Doug's eye for the interesting
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