Onex build log: September 2016

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Riveted wing skin, wing tip

Finished riveting on the wing skins. The wing tips will be removable, using the Airward kit.

Sunday, September 18, 2016

Ready to rivet on the wing skins

Riveted on all the brackets for the wires. Used m4 A4 bolts and loctite to fasten the clamps. Then I got into problem with the aileron pushrod. The hole in the wing is not at the right place. I had to widen it a few mm to prevent interference. I also had to trim the paddle a tiny bit to prevent interference with the ball joint.

Thursday, September 08, 2016

Brackets for wire

Drilled holes in the brackets

Wednesday, September 07, 2016

Brackets for wires

16 brackets for the wires to the wing tips.

Why a Onex?

The Onex is unique. It is a single seater, powered by a VW engine, it's aerobatic and it has folding wings.

What happened to my RV-4? it's put on hold for the time being. I have to have an airplane up and running, and a new Onex kit is a faster and cheaper way to achieve that even though the RV-4 is almost half way there. Due to the folding wings, I can actually see a way to place it on Værnes airfield as well, a thing I still cannot see happen with my RV-4, which is important for the motivation.

All in all the Onex has charm like no other. It is also the quintessential homebuilt aircraft, even the engine has to be put together by the builder.

Onex build log