Wing Completion:
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:42 pm
Greetings to all Rebelers:
I, at last, can report that wing 2 is complete. I had hoped to complete
this one by the end of 2010, but as you all know, stuff happens. Since I
started this Murphy project I have lost my mom, one aunt who lived in
Wisconsin, and in early January I lost another aunt. With Mom and the most
recent aunt I had duties as Executor of the estates. As one article about
the duties of being an executor states, " if you can avoid being an
executor, do." At this point I agree. I am about out of prior generation
relatives, so maybe progress on the Murphy can hit the express lane.
I pressure tested the wing with air using a 8" water column head, and while
this is not a lot of air pressure, it seemed to me to be enough to test the
integrity of the tank. The tank held pressure for about 12 hours, and I
consider that to be good enough.
I have discovered that it looks like I am going to have to trim the upper
skin to clear the flaperons. I don't quite understand this, as I don't
recall having any issue with interference on the right wing, but I sure do
on the left. Could it be possible that there is some difference between the
left and the right?
On both wings I have left the top rear skin un-riveted, as I always like to
keep my options open for as long as possible. When I was building my Zenith
CH300 25 years ago, I had so many parts clecoed together that I finally
realized that I was going to have to use some rivets so I could get my
clecos back for use in other areas.
So if I do have to trim the skin at least I can pull it off the wing and get
it on the bench.
I have spent the last several days cleaning up the mess I have made in the
garage, and next I think I need to cut the table legs down a bit. I built
the table 39 inches tall, as I wished to avoid bending over the bench all
day long, but that is too tall for the fuselage. I can easily cut 9 inches
off the bottom, and that should work.
I guess I should go back and read as many tips as I can about areas to beef
up on the fuselage. Somewhere I made a list of all that stuff, but I have
not seen it in a couple of years.
Cheers!
Tim Hickey
R808
Tim Hickey
2658 300th St
Montrose, Iowa 52639
319 463-7047
319 795-2684
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I, at last, can report that wing 2 is complete. I had hoped to complete
this one by the end of 2010, but as you all know, stuff happens. Since I
started this Murphy project I have lost my mom, one aunt who lived in
Wisconsin, and in early January I lost another aunt. With Mom and the most
recent aunt I had duties as Executor of the estates. As one article about
the duties of being an executor states, " if you can avoid being an
executor, do." At this point I agree. I am about out of prior generation
relatives, so maybe progress on the Murphy can hit the express lane.
I pressure tested the wing with air using a 8" water column head, and while
this is not a lot of air pressure, it seemed to me to be enough to test the
integrity of the tank. The tank held pressure for about 12 hours, and I
consider that to be good enough.
I have discovered that it looks like I am going to have to trim the upper
skin to clear the flaperons. I don't quite understand this, as I don't
recall having any issue with interference on the right wing, but I sure do
on the left. Could it be possible that there is some difference between the
left and the right?
On both wings I have left the top rear skin un-riveted, as I always like to
keep my options open for as long as possible. When I was building my Zenith
CH300 25 years ago, I had so many parts clecoed together that I finally
realized that I was going to have to use some rivets so I could get my
clecos back for use in other areas.
So if I do have to trim the skin at least I can pull it off the wing and get
it on the bench.
I have spent the last several days cleaning up the mess I have made in the
garage, and next I think I need to cut the table legs down a bit. I built
the table 39 inches tall, as I wished to avoid bending over the bench all
day long, but that is too tall for the fuselage. I can easily cut 9 inches
off the bottom, and that should work.
I guess I should go back and read as many tips as I can about areas to beef
up on the fuselage. Somewhere I made a list of all that stuff, but I have
not seen it in a couple of years.
Cheers!
Tim Hickey
R808
Tim Hickey
2658 300th St
Montrose, Iowa 52639
319 463-7047
319 795-2684
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