Saturday, May 7, 2016

Mitchell Wing glider build #2

This project has been on hold for over a year now because I have no shop with enough space to set up the leading edge assemblies for the entire wing which takes up 36 ft. The plans recommend setting up the entire wing when mounting the ribs to the D cell leading edges.   I currently have the pieces in the EAA shop but there are other projects underway that will not allow me to create a 40 ft space.  My plan is to move the wing to a private hanger and begin construction this summer.  When space became a problem when I had completed the ribs, I decided to design and fabricate fairings for the Easy Riser (see my other blog at easyriser1.blogspot.com) which I am now just finishing.  I have approximately one week of build left on that.  The first thing I'll likely do is get back to the rudder build for the Mitchell and then move the project to the private hanger I mentioned above.
Stay tuned, I intend to keep this blog going until I have this project completed.