I kept looking at the taped-together wing cross section and thinking to myself, "Self, how do you know that the spars in your taped-together wing cross section are the correct distance apart? I mean...for sure, for sure?"
And I had to answer myself, "Well, I *don't* actually know, for sure, for sure, yet..."
So I looked around on the Inter-thingy some, and it seems as though I'm not the first person to have this question. The gist I am getting is that I should wait to measure the attachment points on the fuselage to make sure before putting together a whole bunch of ribs.
As a result, I'm switching my first project to be the tail section. With any luck, I'll send off an order for some parts this weekend.
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Saturday, November 3, 2018
Starting the wing-rib-making jig
Made a 1:1 copy of the wing rib diagram sheets and taped them together. Verified they were 1:1 by overlaying the copies on top of the originals taped to a window (it was a bright, sunny day here in Pocatello, today). Started work on a wing-rib-making jig.
Friday, November 2, 2018
Start
This blog will document my efforts to build an airplane.
But perhaps a little bit of introduction is needed first. In the spring of 1988, a friend and I finished our freshman year of college and headed to Rexburg, ID, where his grandparents owned a flight school. We spent several weeks there and I ended up with a private pilot license.
Life continued (wife and kids) and I realized that flying was just too expensive to be doing with a family.
Fast forward to now. Thirty years has gone by...flightless. Rather than waste any more time, I decided to build something.
After a few months of looking around the Inter-thingy, I narrowed my decision down to a couple different planes: the Legal Eagle, and the Affordaplane. Each has its pros and cons, but I ultimately chose the Legal Eagle based on the larger base of builders and (hopeful) availability of help. (Mr. Homan's videos of his flights around Monument Valley didn't hurt, either...)
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| Afton, WY (1988) - I'm sitting on the wing. |
Life continued (wife and kids) and I realized that flying was just too expensive to be doing with a family.
Fast forward to now. Thirty years has gone by...flightless. Rather than waste any more time, I decided to build something.
After a few months of looking around the Inter-thingy, I narrowed my decision down to a couple different planes: the Legal Eagle, and the Affordaplane. Each has its pros and cons, but I ultimately chose the Legal Eagle based on the larger base of builders and (hopeful) availability of help. (Mr. Homan's videos of his flights around Monument Valley didn't hurt, either...)
So, a few weeks back, I mailed a check, and today, the plans package arrived
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