Woohoo! It arrived!
Well, it arrived a week ago…I’m just starting the blog today.
So here it is…our learning project. It’s an all-metal kit that mimics a section of an aircraft flap, or the device used to increase lift as you land. Flaps are lowered to usually 3 different positions while you are maneuvering for landing. When you extend your flaps (there are 1 on each wing), they change the camber of your wing and increase lift. This lets you land at a nice slow speed.
The parts are pre-drilled, just like the actual kit. This is a big deal. Pre-drilling ensures all the parts are mated perfectly when they arrive. This means one less thing I can mess up! The metal is Alclad aluminum, 0.16″ thick, and covered with a peelable blue plastic protective covering.
Also included in the project kit are all the rivets, fasteners and pieces you’ll need to complete the project. It incorporates most of the techniques you’ll use on the real thing, including solid riveting, which I’ve never done in my life! Finally, a nice 11×17″ manual is included, although the manual portion is only 2 pages. The rest are how-to’s for assembling the thing: how to rivet, straighten and otherwise manage the process. Overall, it’s pretty dang cool!
Now all I need are some tools…
