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  1. Millor

    RW19 – Oscar – Barcelona/Catalonia

    I’m posting a real quick update, as currently my apparent progress advances slow. Too many little details to take care of which doesn’t show up in the broad picture, not the least the admin time devoted to investigate and purchase the hardware needed for the folding wings and for the braking...
  2. Millor

    RW19 – Oscar – Barcelona/Catalonia

    I've made some progress with my fuselage. Mainly I attached all cross and diagonal members, and reinforced them with gussets. I am specially proud of the fitting tolerance I got for the members, bearing in mind that the adjustment has been done 100% with manual tools. You can see here an example...
  3. Millor

    RW19 – Oscar – Barcelona/Catalonia

    Once I got my XXL clamps, the long awaited wedding of the two fuselage halves has finally taken place. I took special care to ensure the squareness of the center section spars. You may realize, that I constructed two temporary bulkheads (one for the front and one for the aft of the fuselage)...
  4. Millor

    RW19 – Oscar – Barcelona/Catalonia

    I already had the visit of the CAA inspector. Everything went way better than I expected and I was granted the green light to pursue with the construction of my Storch! Next inspection is due when the whole airplane is assembled just prior of covering. I'm not prone to post pictures showing...
  5. Millor

    RW19 – Oscar – Barcelona/Catalonia

    I have been progressing on the front center spar section. As I didn’t have a full board of Hemlock measuring the required 7 7/8”, I opted for a glued stick composite construction. Notice the alternating grain for each stick, herringbone style alike to allow for a more stable and warp resistant...
  6. Millor

    RW19 – Oscar – Barcelona/Catalonia

    I wasn’t fully satisfied with the achieved quality of some of my slots. Half of them did show an oil canning, which to me was very unpleasant (and I guess it would have prevented a smooth airflow too). Hence I decided to postpone my procrastinated start of the fuselage until I had amended the...
  7. Millor

    RW19 – Oscar – Barcelona/Catalonia

    And here it goes how the whole job does look like once virtually finished. As of next week, if the heat wave allows, I will start the fuselage.
  8. Millor

    RW19 – Oscar – Barcelona/Catalonia

    It has taken me half a year to replicate and complete the left wing. I haven’t taken any picture, as the process was exactly the same as with the right wing. Again, the main pain concerned the concave surfaces of the trailing edge where the flaps and ailerons attach. I might find the need for...
  9. Millor

    RW19 – Oscar – Barcelona/Catalonia

    I virtually finished the right wing, remaining only to varnish it. The slots deserve a special treatment as they were not included in the provided list of materials and hence I had to reorder some additional thin plywood and stringers. Attachment of the nose ribs assembly went straightforward...
  10. Millor

    RW19 – Oscar – Barcelona/Catalonia

    Progress is ongoing on my right wing. Ribs have been attached to the main spar using the mini-brads and the result is a tidy and strong joint. I did cut the compression and diagonal members to a very close tolerance. In order to avoid having them working on too steep a slope (due to the...
  11. Millor

    RW19 – Oscar – Barcelona/Catalonia

    Finally I have finished all four wing spars with consistent measurements and an overall good finished quality. They all are straight as should be. For the sake of taking the picture all four spars have been arranged parallel to each other, and to me it appears that a kind of Art Deco pattern has...
  12. Millor

    RW19 – Oscar – Barcelona/Catalonia

    I have finally finished the first main spar of my wings. I wanted to keep the spliced joints to the bare minimum and have managed to have a single joint per spar, owing it to the fact that I ordered extra long plywood boards. The webs have been cut slightly oversize (1,5 mm extra width) to allow...
  13. Millor

    RW19 – Oscar – Barcelona/Catalonia

    Today I finally finished the two flaps and the two ailerons. I am quite satisfied with the accomplished quality. I am mostly proud of the soft and sexy curvature of the leading edge. All parts have been duly varnished and will await stored until finally being assembled to the wings at its due...
  14. Millor

    RW19 – Oscar – Barcelona/Catalonia

    Work on the ailerons & flaps have been progressing at a slow but steady pace. As I am ordering some accessories and tooling short before I really need them, any delay in delivery implies me being delayed as well. I don’t won’t to put too much pressure on myself as otherwise this project would...
  15. Millor

    RW19 – Oscar – Barcelona/Catalonia

    I have been busy completing the different parts for my wings. So far, all ribs including the inboard & outboard plywood reinforced ones are done. Moreover, the regular nose ribs, the extended and the thickened blue foam ones, are ready to go as well. I am pending of sending the Aluminum raw...
  16. Millor

    RW19 – Oscar – Barcelona/Catalonia

    It’s been a while since my last post and this time lapse deserves some explanations. Recently I have been really busy doing some home renovation work. I’ve been mainly acting as plumber, electrician and carpenter, cleaning lady and everything else it may come to your mind for such situations...
  17. Millor

    RW19 – Oscar – Barcelona/Catalonia

    My forced idle period came finally to an end two weeks ago, when I finally got the plywood I ordered from the Finnish sawmill. I placed my order to a company called Koskisen (Koskisen Group - Koskisen) and I must say that I couldn't be happier with that decision. The plywood is virtually defect...
  18. Millor

    RW19 – Oscar – Barcelona/Catalonia

    Finally I can consider the tail section as almost finished. I couldn't apply the gussets to the elevator, as I ran out of plywood and the supplier won't deliver my order till mid August. Nonetheless I could complete the vertical & horizontal stabilizers as well as the rudder. Overall I am...
  19. Millor

    FRISE ailerons & flaps selection

    Thank you TFF. I do also think that A is a smarter solution. Your proposal for a ,,Cessna,, flap sounds good but would involve modifying the design beyond my capabilities, so I'd rather remain with the stock solution.
  20. Millor

    FRISE ailerons & flaps selection

    Dear colleagues, as some of you may know, I am currently building a RW19 Stork (STOL). Time has come to start with the wings and its ancillary components and because the construction plans offer two different alternative designs for the ailerons/flaps I would like to get your advice. Both...
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