Fuel Tanks Page 3
Started - 6.21.2000 - Finished - 9.24.2000
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Tank vent. I used my hand squeezer to rivet. | |
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Outside cleaned up real nice... | |
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Platenuts for sender, fuel pickup tube, and anti-rotation bracket in place. I didn't follow the plans exactly when making my anti-rotation bracket, so when it came time to rivet it in place, I couldn't get in there with anything to buck, so I used pop-rivets... | |
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Pickup tube fitting in place... | |
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outboard rib tip stiffener and misc. holes riveted and sealed... | |
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Inside of outboard rib... | |
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Inboard rib, doubler ring, and misc holes in place and sealed. I put screws in the nutplates to keep pro-seal out... | |
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Lots of pro-seal here... | |
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Inboard rib tank mount in place. I will wait to slather on the pro-seal for when I install this rib... | |
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Skin and rib cleaned and ready to install | |
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Rib ready to rivet |
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First rib pro-sealed in place |
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I am using the tank jigs and some clamps to help in the rivet process... | |
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Two ribs each pro-sealed in place... | |
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Skin masked off for end rib installation. | |
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I ended up using pop rivets in 5 holes on the inboard rib. it was quite difficult to drill out the holes, make room for the shanks, and install these rivets with the pro-seal on there, but the second one was much easier, as I made all the preparations before I pro-sealed... | |
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End rib done, tank vent installed... |
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Installing the baffle on the left tank. I ended up using just over 1 can of pro-seal to do both tanks. I will do some leak testing in a week or so... |
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After I had the baffle in and the pro-sealing done, I put plastic wrap
on the spars, and attached the tank to the spar for curing...
WINGS ARE BASICALLY DONE! |
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