N264JP - The Wings
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| Tail Feathers | |
| Fuselage | |
| Gear | |
| Wings | |
| Rigging | |
| Cover | |
| FWF | |
| Finishing |
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The start of the wings. Here's the rib fixture completed and ready to go. A dowel was inserted at each end of the fixture and a flat ply clamp pad was clamped over the fixture while a rib was curing. The dowels kept the clamp pad from moving. |
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Lot's of rib noses ready for the band saw. After cutting out the noses, a 1" diameter hole was cut in each nose. |
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Basically a rib kit, ready for final assembly of the 38 ribs. |
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First wing in the fixture. The table used as a fixture did not have a top on it. Instead, the table crossmembers have vertical attach blocks which permit the wing to be assembled off the table and allowed to be leveled. |
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Here's the lower right wing having a wing-tip bow attached. |
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Upper right wing just about finished with wood work. |
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The collection of metal fittings prior to painting. Lot's of fittings here. |
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Inboard root area of left lower wing. I beefed-up the wing walk area and then covered with 2 layers of 1/8 laminated ply. |
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This is the aileron area of the left wing (bottom side). Of notice are the brass AN turn-buckles which I used instead of the plans version. |
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Another shot of the lower left wing, this time showing the aileron bell-crank arrangement. |
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Same wing, view from the rear. |