Category Archives: Duckworths Lights
New LED Landing Lights and the Wings Get Primed
When I started working on the wings a few years ago, there was one place I had made a concession. I decided not to put LED landing lights in as they were very expensive and generally not as bright as … Continue reading
Two Wings and a Prayor – The Wings are Done!!
Well, here we are, July 1st and the wings are officially complete! According to my records, work began on the wings on March 19th so this took about 3.5 months to complete. Much faster than I expected, but it was … Continue reading
Aileron Trim and Wing Tips
This morning I was able to install the Aileron Trim servo. It’s a Van’s option and required a little assembly of a chasis and mounting of the servo to it. Then the servo is connected with springs to the Aileron … Continue reading
Flap Completion and Aileron Activation Completion
Today I was able to get a number of things finalized on the wings. I finished the riveting on the right flap that had been curing the trailing edge. There was about 75 blind rivets that had to be completed … Continue reading
And You’ll Have My Tanks and Gratitude
Name that movie my friends! Yes, last night I was able to complete (well – almost) the left tank. After verifying all the sealant and all the ribs where sealed and ready, it was time to close up the tank … Continue reading
Lots of Riveting – Right Wing Top Skin, Left Leading Edge Completed, Wing Craddle Sling
Wednesday turned out to be a very productive day indeed. Thanks to an old friend – Jenn, we were able to complete the riveting of the right wing top skin. We were also able to complete the riveting of the … Continue reading
Technical Inspection, Right Leading Edge, More Lights and AOA
I was fortunate to have another technical inspection by John Cox earlier this week. This is the second time he has come and taken a look at the project. John is a local A&P mechanic with a regional airline and participates … Continue reading
AOA Prototype Layout, Right Wing Riveting Begins and Right Leading Edge
Today was spread over a few different areas. I finished drilling the lower port holes for the Angle of Attack indicator. As with the top, I laid out the location, placed the port on the outside of the skin, drilled … Continue reading
More Leading Edge, Duckworks Light Completion and start of AOA
This weekend included a number of items. The first was finishing the duckworks leading edge install kit. As I mentioned before, I purchased the install only kit, waiting to select lights until a later date in hopes of lower LED … Continue reading
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