Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Upper Wing Assembly


12/30/08 Before the wing ribs were removed from the sheets, they were sanded then sprayed with clear lacqure. After they are removed, the ends were cleaned up. The above picture shows the ribs ready for assembly.

12/31/08 Main Spars, Front Spars, Wing Tips, & Wing Spar Reinforcements



1/1/09 Spar joints with reinforcements





1/1/09 Top wing under construction. Left to complete is the wing tip banding, and front spar to rib banding






01/02/09 Upper wing is complete. It took a lot of work to clean / repair it, after it was removed from the jig.

01/03/09 Upper Wing Front Spar Reinforcements added

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