Kit Airplane: Wing Part 2

 Continuing the wing, here are the left and right spars laid out.

And lots of rear ribs to attach to them...

Going one by one down the spar clamping, drilling, and clecoing.

Continuing on...

Rear ribs attached on both wings!

Then it was time to move on to the nose ribs...

Getting the nose ribs aligned involved multiple overlapping strips of aluminum above and below the spar (to mimic the wing skins) and clamps of the ribs against the L-angles.

There is a spacer in the rib below to ensure the rib is offset from the spar an equal amount the entire length of the wing. The inner most ribs even had to be shaved down to compensate for the thickening spar.

Once it's all aligned though, can start drilling and clecoing in place.

The innermost portion of the wings has an additional reinforcement that is bolted on. That aluminum plate has to be removed to attach the ribs.

Each rib required slightly different drilling methods as it's quite close quarters against the spar and their attachments all varied.

All ribs on the left wing complete!

Campaign Manager: Dark Mode

Next big improvement for Campaign Manager is a dark mode! Forms, menus, and all other controls now support light or dark modes.

This feature isn't available yet as testing is still in progress, but a new version should be posted soon.

You can download Campaign Manager from:

https://kamoly.itch.io/campaign-manager

Kit Airplane: Wing Part 1

I've started the main portion of the wing.

The first few steps were adding an extension onto the two spars. 

Extension beyond the spar for the end of the wings...

Additional reinforcement on the end of the extension...

Drilled...

And riveting into place...

Next steps were prep work on the ribs.

Notching nose ribs so they can attach to the spar...

Also drilling holes in the inner-most 3 ribs on both wings for the fuel lines.

Manufacturing parts for the aileron bell crank...

Cut, drilled, and looking good...

A C-channel reinforcement goes on the opposite side of the rib for the bell crank...

Using clamps, a drill bit, and a specifically sized spacer to ensure the bell crank parts are properly positioned...

Drilled...

The innermost ribs get additional L-angle reinforcements so the pilot and passenger can walk on them. Cutting 24 L-angles for both wings...

Drilling them...

Took a little while...

Debur all the holes and prime for the bell crank...

It's very important those pieces are positioned correctly, so the spacer and drill bit return...

And the best part, being able to rivet!

Looking good!

Deburr all the reinforcement L-angles...

Prime them...

And rivet them!

So much more to go, but it's always satisfying having rivets in.

Campaign Manager: Map Editor Fill Textures

New improvements to the Campaign Manager Map Editor include a fill feature, additional textures, and scaling of textures. Users can now select a texture, set a desired scaling for it, then click a blank region of the map to have it filled with the texture.

Additional features for the map editor will continue to be added!

You can download Campaign Manager from:

https://kamoly.itch.io/campaign-manager

Campaign Manager: Map Editor Initial Release

 First version of the map editor is now in Campaign Manager!

Base functionality includes:

• Drawing or spray painting circle or square shapes of user selectable size and opacity with solid colors or one of the many included textures.
• Eraser tool.
• Eyedropper tool.
• Multiple drawing layers (which can be rearranged and visibility toggled).
• Optional grid of user selectable columns/rows count and color.
• Export to png.

All features are included in both the free and full versions, but some textures are only available in the full version.

Many more capabilities for the map editor are planned and coming soon!

You can download Campaign Manager from:

https://kamoly.itch.io/campaign-manager

Kit Airplane: Ailerons

 The parts for both ailerons...

Mounting and drilling the front of the ribs wasn't too difficult (especially with the pre-drilled holes). But the two additional ribs for the aileron mass-balance arms required significantly more effort to have them position and spaced appropriately.

Holes drilled for them...

Cut a slot for the mass balance arm to go through. It is bolted inside the aileron to the ribs on either side...

Test fitting the bolts for the mass balance arms with the ribs..

Drilling through the skins to the ribs...

Drilled...

Flipped over with the other side drilled.

Drilling the end rib...

Positioning the hinge...

Hinge drilled...

Marking where to cut the excess piano hinge...

Piano hinge cut...

Cut the rod for the piano hinge and drilled 1/16" holes for future safety wire to keep the rod from sliding out...

Manufacturing the aileron horn...

One aileron horn drilled for mounts and a hole for the control attachment...

Mounted the horn to the side of the aileron... (these holes were enlarged later to their final size)

Drilled holes for the mass balance arms and test fitting them...

And now it's time to completely disassemble the entire thing to deburr and prime...

Including deburring and priming the skins...

Got the bolts for the mass balance arm attached within the aileron to be (hopefully) permanent...

Reassembling the entire aileron...

And began riveting...

More riveting...

Flipped over, more riveting...

And more...

Rivets looking good!

Then the entire process is repeated for the other aileron...

And both ailerons complete!