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!

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Tank sealing


After finishing the left aileron and mostly finishing the left flap, Doug and I got back to work on the fuel tank for the left wing.  We were able to get a few more ribs sealed and riveted in.  We will install the capacitance sender plates and wires, and the vent tube and then close things up.  Then comes "The Test" where a small amount of pressure is pumped in to the tank, and we check for leaks.


Applying sealant to the rivets


Doug's "artistic photo of the week"

Sealant is messy.  We say "bring it on"
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