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We've completed the construction of the right wing of the aircraft. See below for a progression of photos from beginning to end!
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PART I
attachment of the outboard box, bottom panel
attachment of the outboard box, upper panel
attachment of the side panel and braces of theoutboard box
PART II
attachment of the bottom panel of the inboard box
attachment of the upper panel of the inboard box
side panel channel braces
riveting the upper panel
inboard box, side panel
PART III
Curved upper ribs - attachment to front spar
upper ribs - attachment to rear spar
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Bottom panel of outboard box staged
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Drilling panel to anchor onto rear spar.
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Panel edge cleco’d to rear spar |
Outboard box bottom panel all drilled and cleco’d into place
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Outboard Box - upper panel
Riveting outboard box bottom panel to the 2 ribs running between front and rear spars
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Continuing on with construction of the right wing….the attachment of the upper panel of the outboard box |
Outboard box upper panel staged.
Drilling and cleco’ing on alternate edges working from rear spar towards front spar.
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Drilling Outboard box upper panel and inserting clecos
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Inserting cleco’s after drilling
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Outboard box upper panel cleco’d into place
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Upper panel riveted into place
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Continuing on with construction of the right wing….the attachment of the side panel and braces of the outboard box |
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Channel braces riveted into place between upper and lower panels of outboard box
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Using template to trace outline of side panel on sheet aluminum
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Cutting side panel out of sheet aluminum
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Side panel all drilled and cleco’d into place
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Riveting side panel onto outboard box
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Riveting side panel onto outboard box
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RIGHT WING - PART II
Continuing on with construction of the right wing….
the attachment of the bottom panel of the inboard box.
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Inboard box bottom panel drilled and cleco’d into place
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Riveting bottom panel of inboard box
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Continuing on with construction of the right wing….the attachment of the upper panel of the inboard box
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Upper panel staged - drilling.
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Upper panel – cleco’g into place
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Upper panel drilled and cleco’d into place
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Continuing on with construction of the right wing….the side panel channel braces |
 Preparing to install side braces,
Leveling and aligning
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Drilling rivet holes for installing side braces between upper and bottom panels
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Side braces drilled and cleco’d into place
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Continuing on with construction of the right wing . . . riveting the upper panel |
Riveting upper panel into place between front and rear spars.
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Upper panel riveted into place
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Continuing on with construction of the right wing . . . inboard box, side panel |
 Tracing template onto aluminum sheet
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Cutting side panel from aluminum sheet
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Drilling side panel to cleco it into place |
Side panel drilled and cleco’d into place |
RIGHT WING - PART III
Curved upper ribs - attachment to front spar |
 Inserting first cleco through gusset and curved upper rib in preparation for riveting
gusset/rib assembly to spar
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Checking level and alignment of gusset
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Drilling through gusset, curved rib, and front spar to insert cleco |
Inserting cleco into hole just drilled |
 Gusset partially installed – replacing cleco’s with rivets
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Riveting curved upper rib / gusset assembly to front spar
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Showing several gusset / upper curved rib assemblies attached to front spar
Reference string checks height alignment of ribs |
Curved upper ribs attached to front spar
(Attachment to rear spar next) |
Upper ribs - attachment to rear spar |
 Curved upper ribs drilled and attached to rear spar with a pair of clecos to align with
reference string to ensure all ribs were of same height relative to each other.
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Riveting curved upper ribs to rear spar
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All curved upper ribs attached to front and rear spars |
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