February 15, 2005 - Right Wing |
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| After modifying the wing jig, it was time to move the right wing to the jig. Once again, I took the car jack out of Miata -- just bought new tires for it so hopefully I won't have a flat while the jack is being used to support the right wing -- and set up the wing support structure. I used C-clamps on each corner of the wing to keep it in proper alignment. I used a string and plumb bob on each end to ensure there was no twist in the wing. You can see the white string in the foreground. Everything looks good. | ||||||
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Before I can hang the top skins, I have to fashion the inboard skin
doubler -- so that when you step on the wing to get into the plane, you
don't put a big dent in your wing!
I had to cut the doubler with the snips, then match-drill it to the top
skin. Lot of holes but no big deal.
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| The top, inboard skin and the doubler clecoed to the wing structure. | ||||||
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| Both the inboard and outboard top skins are on. Next I drilled the bzillion holes out with the #40 bit. | ||||||
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