August 12, 2012 - Triplane Rib Factory | ||||||
| The ribs were done except for epoxing on the vertical stiffeners. I seriously underestimated how much time this would take. But I buckled down and resolved to get them done. Here I have cut stock to be able to install vertical stiffeners for 35 ribs. | ||||||
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Top rib is before. Bottom rib is
after. Three sets of vertical stiffeners per rib: long, medium
and short. | ||||||
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| I'm going to wear out my bandsaw on this project! | ||||||
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Top rib is complete with vertical
stiffeners. Bottom rib is a little shorter because it is for
the top wing where the ailerons are. | ||||||
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| Completed ribs. | ||||||
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| More completed ribs, including the shorter "aileron" ribs. | ||||||
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