Wings (pg2)

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Flapperon hangers.

Flapperon horn.

Blue foam leading edge coated with light weight glass cloth.

Fuel tank sight gauges.

Support for fabric around front strut attachment.

Fuel tank drain valve.

Underside of wing ready to be covered.

Top of wing ready for covering.

Aluminium srips for attachment of fibreglass wing tips.

Wing tip attached with M4 cap screws.

I-beam spar reinforcements can be seen midway down the inside of the spar.

Left wing being covered.

View from the underside.

Clothes pegs keep the fabric in place whilst gluing.

Tidying up the root area.

Initial shrink complete - 250 deg F.

Bottom view.

Pitot and static tubes emerging from the root.

Steam created during shrinking process from moisure in the fabric.

View from the tip.

Fabric is stitched to the ribs. Stitches can be seen running around the ribs, top to bottom.

Finally, stitching is covered with a strip of fabric.

   
       

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Last updated: 16 September, 2003