Category: Wings

Today I flipped the wing over so that it was right side up. Next I started to explore how I could install the root doubler and wing walk for drilling. I removed the clecos from the wing walk area and then I marked the 5/8 overhang onto the doubler for the left wing. I turned out easier to install the doubler and then measure the overhang. The doubler seemed long by about 1/4 inch. I’ll need to check the yahoo groups to see if this is the case. After I think I am ready to start marking and drilling the holes. Checking the plans indicates there will be excess.

I spent some time using scotch-brite to clean up a few of the solid rivets. I had just touched the head of the rivets with the #40 drill bit when I was drilling through the flange of the spar. I used some masking tape with a hole punched in it to protect the area around the rivet head while I polished the heads with the scotch-brite. I ended up replacing one rivet in the end. Next i started to work on installing the ribs and up drilling the holes where the ribs are joined to the spar. I clecoed the aft ribs to the spar first and then up drilled a few of the holes. Then I removed the aft ribs and installed the leading edge ribs and up drilled the same holes. I then installed the copper clecos in the larger holes and up drilled the remaining holes. Lastly I swapped the ribs again so that I could finish off the rear ribs. After completing the holes in the main spar I clecoed the rear spar to the ribs and up drilled all of the holes to #30. The final step for this session was to cleco the lower wing skin to the left wing. I want to get all of the skins attached but without the root ribs so that I can put the wing doubler strip in place and drill it using the pilot holes in the doubler using the holes in the skins for a template.

I completed all of the pilot holes in the skin today.

Today I drew out the outline and then over layed the left skin in order to drill the pilot holes

I worked on the right hand top wing skin today. I did the layout of the outline from the drawings and then used the left skin as a template for drilling the holes.

I finished the pilot drilling of the leading edge and then setup to form the leading edge.