Flapperon hangers.
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Flapperon horn.
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Blue foam leading edge coated with light weight glass cloth.
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Fuel tank sight gauges.
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Support for fabric around front strut attachment.
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Fuel tank drain valve.
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Underside of wing ready to be covered.
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Top of wing ready for covering.
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Aluminium srips for attachment of fibreglass wing tips.
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Wing tip attached with M4 cap screws.
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I-beam spar reinforcements can be seen midway down the inside of the spar.
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Left wing being covered.
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View from the underside.
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Clothes pegs keep the fabric in place whilst gluing.
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Tidying up the root area.
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Initial shrink complete - 250 deg F.
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Bottom view.
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Pitot and static tubes emerging from the root.
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Steam created during shrinking process from moisure in the fabric.
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View from the tip.
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Fabric is stitched to the ribs. Stitches can be seen running around the ribs,
top to bottom.
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Finally, stitching is covered with a strip of fabric.
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