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Kevin's Waiex 0211
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Sat Jun 13, 2015 11:20 pmby kevinh
Woot! My big pile of boxes arrived on Wednesday night. Thursday and friday was spent doing inventory and assembling a wing rack/skin holder. Today I started on the flaps (seemed easiest?). The plans are a lot nicer than the RV7 plans ;) . Made jig for hinge drilling and drilled the flap hinges. Tomorrow I'll trim the flap skins to the small size and hopefully match drill the ribs. Fun!
Re: Kevin's Waiex 0211
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Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:31 amby nwawingman
Congratulations Kevin and welcome to the Sonex family! Your picture reminds me of when I started working on my Sonex. You will will really enjoy the build, I know I did. Hope you have many hours of enjoyment building your Waiex!
Kevin's Waiex 0211
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Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:40 amby Sonex1517
Hey Kevin,
Welcome to the community! You are going to love this experience.
Robbie Culver
Sonex 1517
Chicagoland
Tails, Wings and fuselage complete.
Turbo AeroVee installed.
Working on the cowling
N1517S assigned
Re: Kevin's Waiex 0211
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Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:50 amby Bryan Cotton
Kevin,
Looks like you will be about a month ahead of me on the wings. Good start!
Re: Kevin's Waiex 0211
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Sun Jun 14, 2015 11:34 amby Rynoth
Awesome Kevin, welcome! Going for the aerobatic aileron s?
Re: Kevin's Waiex 0211
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Sun Jun 14, 2015 11:50 amby paulonex
I noticed that your rivets were set with the factory head on the thicker piece.
Not sure for a Waiex, but the onex plans calls for those rivets to be set from the thin piece side.
This was difficult -- due to the edge distances on the onex, so I confirmed with Kerry.
Not sure it makes a big difference - but something to consider.
Re: Kevin's Waiex 0211
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Sun Jun 14, 2015 3:05 pmby kevinh
Rynoth wrote:Awesome Kevin, welcome! Going for the aerobatic aileron s?
yep!
Re: Kevin's Waiex 0211
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Sun Jun 14, 2015 3:06 pmby kevinh
paulonex wrote:I noticed that your rivets were set with the factory head on the thicker piece.
Not sure for a Waiex, but the onex plans calls for those rivets to be set from the thin piece side.
This was difficult -- due to the edge distances on the onex, so I confirmed with Kerry.
Not sure it makes a big difference - but something to consider.
Thanks! The Waiex plans show the factory head on the thicker piece (so whew!).
Re: Kevin's Waiex 0211
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Sun Jun 14, 2015 3:44 pmby Rynoth
kevinh wrote:Thanks! The Waiex plans show the factory head on the thicker piece (so whew!).
I recall this being true also per the plans. As a general rule, shop head goes on the thinner material. In this case, the plans are pretty clear on the orientation.
Re: Kevin's Waiex 0211
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Mon Jun 15, 2015 11:33 pmby kevinh
Trimmed flap skins, but waiting to drill to ribs until some friends can help move a table. Started on ailerons. The counterweight cuts nicely on the bandsaw...
