Sling TSiLittle Betty

Continue work filling in rivet holes. There’s A LOT of them!!

Working on filling in the rivets while I wait on a pro seal kit. That should be here tomorrow.

Wing session

Wing session

Getting all the parts dry fit and ready for the tank sealing process.

Wing session

Wing session

Wing session

Wing session

I was able to get the nose. Skin riveted onto the outer tip of the right wing. Next step is the fuel tank!

Wing session

Wing session

Wing session

Wing session

Wing session

Wing session

Wing session

Wing session

Wing session

I finished reventing the bottom skin to the right wing

Wing session

I got to a good spot to stop the riveting. About half of the bottom wing skin rivets are set and in place.

Wing session

Wing session

I finished dumping all of the bottom wing skins. Whoa!

Wing session

Wing session

I riveted the rear spa in place as well as all the ribs and fit it up the skin support bracket, and test fit the root rib trailing edges.

Wing session

Wing session

I installed half of the ribs mostly the ones from rib one to rib six to test fit. The next step is to begin riveting ribs one through six onto the main spa.

Wing session

I completed assembling all of the ribs for the right hand wing. I also prepared the other ribs that didn’t need assembly for attachment to the spa.

Wing session

Wing session

Wing session

Wing session

ID bird the majority of the real rear spa parts. The only thing left to do is to clean them and get the sticky label go off. And then we can Cleco the structure together.

Wing session

Rudder session

Rudder session

Rudder session

Rudder session

Other session

Vertical Stabilizer session

Test routes the strobe wiring through the vertical stabilizer. Need to call Mid-west about the coax cable that also needs to run through to support the VOR antenna.

And today it begins the plane showed up at least the wings and the elevator and we are stoked to get going!