Airdrome Aeroplanes Nieuport 17

[bookmaker]

While the turkey was in the smoker on Thanksgiving, Rose and I formed and trimmed the nose ends of the false ribs for the other lower wing.



Last evening, we got some time to work on the project and formed the bend in the aft end of the false ribs, cut them to length and mounted them in the wing.



Both lower wings basically complete, stored for next project





Dale

[bookmaker]

The lower wings were hauled out to the hangar and mounted for test fitting of the wing with the new leading edge and to see how they look with the false ribs.



While at the hangar, we removed the upper wing cores and brought them home to start attaching ribs, ailerons, etc.

Moving slow, but moving.

Dale

[bookmaker]

This evening work started on attaching ribs to the upper wing cores.





Dale

[bookmaker]

The other night I mounted the aileron hinges and torque tube.





Last night, I fit the nose pieces to both aileron wishbones and got one mounted to the torque tube. Only about 4 hours work measuring, lining up, remeasuring, drilling, etc.





Dale

[bookmaker]

Adding the main trailing edge.



Dale

[bookmaker]

Started on the aileron





Also started sorting out ribs in the root area, the box around the aileron wishbone and cockpit cut out bow.





Dale

[bookmaker]

Last weekend I started forming the aileron ribs. I started with the middle rib since the metal on hand was not long enough for the longer 2 ribs. I start with the longer ones so I have a chance of salvaging the piece for a shorter one if I screw up the measurement.







I cut the ribs for both wings while cutting, but the other side is still pending. Hopefully the metal for the longer ribs will arrive by the weekend.

Dale