Pitts S1-SS Construction Gallery » 2008 » June 2008

I-strut jig - before cutting the guide tube down to size.	I-strut hole drill jig - showing where the spar would fit.	Jig installed onto spar, and using black tape to line up...	I-strut hole drill jig clamped, and ready for drilling.	Drill goining through the spar.
Auger bit protutruing from bottom of the jig.	Extra long 1/4" auger bit for drilling the i-strut holes.	I-strut hole through the spar - very happy with the result.	I-strut hole a bit too close to the horizontal tube hole...	Bolt fed through the spar - very tight fit up against the...
Clamping all the nail strips onto the spar.	Leading edge nail strips glued and clamped onto the spar...	Leading edge nail strips glued and clamped onto the spar...	Bottom left wing: Clamping on the Mahogany/Poplar plywood...	Clamping on more naili ng strips as well. Can you say...
Bottom left wing. Glueing and clamping the cover support...	Bottom left wing. Glueing and clamping the cover support...	Bottom left wing. Glueing and clamping the cover support...	Bottom left wing. Glueing and clamping the cover support...	Re-gluing one of the trailing edge bays which slipped and...
Left: Raven drag block washers 1" square. Right: My 3/4"...	Back of my smaller washers.	My washer is .007 thicker.	My washers: Test fit - fits much better on the drag blocks.	Note I trimmed the spar back flish with the last rib.
Wing Tip Skin, top.	Wing Tip Skin, top.	Spar caps.	Spar caps.	Aileron cove stick.
Tip skin.	Traileing edge.	Trailing edge.	Aileron cover sticks.	Gluing aileron cove sticks.
Tip skins top and bottom.	DSC01607	Butt rib.	Butt rib.	But rib (rear)
But rib (rear)	But rib (inside)	Wing progress	Sawing the spars flush	Spar after sawing flush
Sawing the spar flush	Gluing spar caps.	Trailing edge	Trailing edge	Inspection skin support.
DSC01626	Spar caps and aileron cover sticks.	Spar caps	Gluing spar caps	Gluing spar caps
Guling spar caps	Rib support for drag wire	Gluing wing tip skin	Drag wires with heat shrink and ties	Drag wires with heat shrink and ties
Gluing tip edge skin	Gluing tip edge skin	Gluing tip edge skin	Gluing tip edge skin	Gluing tip edge skin
Gluing tip edge skin	Gluing tip edge skin	Root rib angled for fuselage	Gluing underside of wingwalk	Extra sticks for wing walk section
Extra sticks for wing walk section	Root bay brace stick	Extra sticks for wing walk section	Extra sticks for wing walk section	Extra sticks for wing walk section
Extra sticks for wing walk section	Root bay wing walk lower skin.	Root bay wing walk lower skin.	Root bay wing walk upper skin.	Root bay wing walk upper skin.
Upper wing walk support sticks.	Upper wing walk support sticks.	Top skin after gluing.	Upper wing walk support sticks.	Upper wing walk support sticks.
Upper wing walk support sticks.	Upper wing walk support sticks.	Upper wing walk support sticks.	Gluing upper wing walk section (left wing).	Gluing upper wing walk section (left wing).
Gluing upper wing walk section (left wing).	Root bay skins top completed (left wing).	Root bay skins top completed (left wing).	Gluing up the rear spar I-Strut box doublers.	Gluing up the rear spar I-Strut box doublers.
Gluing up the rear spar I-Strut box doublers (other wing).	Gluing up the rear spar I-Strut box doublers (other wing).	Inspection panel cutouts recently arrived from Raven.	Idler doubler - left wing. Got this one wrong, was...	Gluing down another wing walk support strut (left wing).
Gluing down another wing walk support strut (left wing).	Idler doubler - right wing. Got this one wrong, was...	Idler doubler - (inside) left wing.	Right wing - Spar caps on newly glued up root bay (with...	Right wing - Spar caps on newly glued up root bay (with...
Right wing - Replacement root rib from Raven.	Inspection panel getting glued on.	Inspection panel getting glued on.	Left wing - trailing edge of root bay	Left wing - replacement root rib, trailing edge,...
Left wing - I-Strut box after gluing (before sanding and...	Left wing - I-Strut box after gluing (before sanding and...	Right wing - gluing on the inspection panel. Prior to...	Right wing - the idler inspection panel. Prior to...	Right wing - hinge support doubler - outside bay.
Right wing - hinge support doubler - outside bay.	RIght wing, wing walk lower panel.	RIght wing, wing walk lower panel.	RIght wing, wing walk lower panel.	Left wing - inside aileron hinge support doubler.
Left wing - inside aileron hinge support doubler.	Left wing - outside aileron hinge support doubler.	Left wing - inside aileron hinge support doubler.	Left wing - inside aileron hinge support doubler.	Left wing - progress shot.
Aileron hinge locations	Shed needs a clean up.	Primer coat on the slying wire brace tubes.	AIleron hinge linkages, and extra cover pieces, nose ribs...	Left wing - inside aileron hinge support doubler.
Clamping/gluing the inner lining of the inspection hole....	After gluiong - inner lining of the inspection hole....	Inside view of inspection hole lining.	Gluing/clamping the right wing TOP wing walk - front...	Gluing the inner support block for the idler.
Wing walk after gluing - before cleanup.	Close up of glue joins on the ply pieces between the...	Left wing top wingwalk section - before trimming back to...

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