Here are a few pictures of my Eros wing taken during construction. The ETLB board can't seem to accept higher resolution pictures, but I can send some by private email if that would be helpful.
Looks like you are doing fantastik work! Close to covering, how is the fuselage coming? What are the diagonals (1/4 square?) on every other nose rib for?
The Eros is ready to fly after undergoing taxi testing and repetitive inspections. I believe it (and me) are almost ready to go. One revision that I had to make recently was to add a vent in the full canopy....it is sweltering in the bright sun.
The Eros is ready to fly after undergoing taxi testing and repetitive inspections. I believe it (and me) are almost ready to go. One revision that I had to make recently was to add a vent in the full canopy....it is sweltering in the bright sun.
Beautiful work. From the date on the image ( Jan 2015 ) looks like you built the wings in 2014 or so. How long did the whole project take ?
I remember there used to be a member here on this board, who said he took 17 years to build his Max. That is a tough record to beat. But for those who enjoy building, stretching out the build process could actually be a good thing.
Just for fun, I checked my build log. My plans were purchased at Oshkosh at the TEAM display in 1997. I built with sikta spruce and assembled the first ribs in the winter of 1998. I might, just might, hold the honour of the longest build. The last bits went together (prop, engine, instruments) in 2021. The project was mostly ignored for several years due to renovation, re-location, retirement, and the need to build myself the "last" house in a town 300km away (but with the important benefit of a country airport). The Eros is not completely finished yet, since I want to add streamlining to the struts and perhaps some more colour. That will come later after I get to enjoy the initial flights. We have severe winters here - coming soon they say...that's the time to make those minor changes and enhancements.
All I can say is WOW ! Glad you managed to finish it eventually.
The bottom quote is from an earlier post from your build. In your W&B, the total weight should come to 595 lbs, not 562 lbs. The unaccounted weight could be the fuel in the second wing tank. Also, it is quite possible the difference does not affect the W&B, as the wing tanks are located at or near the cg.
<<<<<< is registered as a basic ultralight here in Canada (C-IVCO). My empty weight came out to be 359 lbs. and with me as pilot (171 lbs.) and 40 litres of fuel (20 litres per tank) the weight is 562 lbs. My calculated C of G is at 14.3 inches (26 % of chord). >>>>>>
( I was checking your back threads to see what engine you were using, that’s when I noticed this.)
Checking back in my W/B post, the figures that I gave are indeed inconsistent as you noted. They should read 20 litres of fuel in total (10 litres per tank). The weights are correct, as measured.
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