Today's session started with a mini
introductory course on tubing. The students were taught how to
properly bend, cut, and flare tubes, then given some practice on
scrap pieces.
Team Green started and finished
constructing the rear wing spars. The assembly took much of the day,
with much deburring, drilling, dimpling, and riveting involved.
Team Blue and Red worked together to
finish riveting the side skins on the fuselage and then onto wing rib
preparation. The members ended up deburring and fluting over 50 rib
pieces, a tedious process but well-worth the effort.
Team Purple started creating and
constructing the tubes for the fuelline system. They had to hand-cut,
bend, and flare each tube before linking them together with fittings.
At the end of the session, they were able to fasten the gascolator,
fuel flow meter, and fuel pump within the fuselage. The gascolator
acts as a filter to separate and remove water along with any
sediments that may collect in the fuel system.
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