Progressing on the left wing main spar, today I worked on locating and drilling the rib attach angles, particularly in the fuel tank extension doubler area. As I had previously got the wing attach angles fabricated and drilled, these were quick to get installed. Next I located and drilled the inner (of 3) spar stiffener […]
Left Wing Fuel Tank Doubler
Tonight I got to work on getting the left wing spar fuel tank doubler extension plate installed. Once again, this is for the 55 gallon fuel tank, so this doubler is the 33-inch extension doubler. I started by marking where all of the additional spar web, spacer blocks, will be located. Again, having already figured […]
Main Spar Spacer Blocks
Now that the left wing spar web and beams are primed, I’m going to start working on the spar spacer blocks. These are spacers between the spar cap beams which add rigidity to the spar in the area of the spar web doubler. The spar web doubler on the forward side of the spar in […]
Left Main Spar Trimming and Priming
Back to working on the left main wing spar. The spar layout was previously completed during the last work session. Now it’s time to prime and do some trimming. Priming The weather this morning was nice and calm which made it ideal for shooting some primer. To get the day started, I began with prepping, […]