Today was a big day on the project. I spent the entire day up at the hangar and
got a majority of the wingtip install complete.
I still have to drill out and install almost 100 nutplates, plus run the
wiring for lighting, Nav Antenna, and even do some more fiberglass work, but for
now I at least was able to drill, cleco and lock down the position of the
tips. I am really happy how they turned
out, almost 100% in line with both the flaps and the ailerons. I took some photos to try to show how they
lined up. The plane is now looking great
and the wingtips really add to the finished look. I took a couple extra pics because it looks soo cool..
I also drilled and riveted in the wing tip rib per the
plans. I haven’t riveted this yet since
I need to prime the rib and also not sure which rivets I should use. The plans don’t really call out rivets for
this rib, but I assume the intention is the pop rivets that vans suggests you
use for the tip. In this case I might use
solid rivets, but need to ask around first.
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