Larry's Airplane: Dimpling the Narrow End of the Rudder Rib

Here's another McGyver tool. I had to dimple the very narrow end of the upper rudder rib. My visegrip dimpler wouldn't fit in the last hole so I had to improvise. I used my pop-rivet dimpler with spacers and came through the opposite side hole.

Turned out just fine:

Larry's Airplane

Yes, I'm building an airplane in my garage. It's a 2 seat side-by-side, 200+ mph, all metal aircraft capable of 6g aerobatics with a range of about 900 miles on one tank of gas getting 25 mpg. It's powered by a traditional 180hp Lycoming just like a Cessna 172. There are over 8000 like mine completed AND flying. This is where I'll document the build for friends and family to see. This isn't meant to be a construction how-to, just a little show-and-tell.

Oh, and to answer the question, "when will it fly?" I'm planning my first flight on Thursday. I'm not saying which week, or which month, or even which year, just Thursday.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Dimpling the Narrow End of the Rudder Rib

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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

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