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Old 12-25-2013 | 06:09 PM
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When I put the wings in the parallel jigs I put the bottom wing in upside down. So the strut mount pads are now on the bottom of the wing and the struts are fitted that way. Stupid mistake just stupid. There are keying strips on the inside of the bottom wing to key it squar into the fuse when bolted on. I forgot those and thought it was upright.


So remove the keying pads, sheet the top of the bottom wing, realign and re add the keying pads. Redo the bilt pads on the bottom wing. By thay I mean just add some more ***** ply to the bottoms of the holes to key the bolts. and oh yeah I removed some of the ply bolt plat at the T.E. so it now can fit inside of the fuse. So I will need to add a new plate to the T.E. as well.


OH MAN I AM SO GLAD THESE WINGS ARE SYMMETRICAL. SO DARN GLAD. Otherwise it would be extremly difficult to redo at the point.


So the bottom wings top now becomes it's bottom.


Well I sure hope it is this easy.

Ken
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Last edited by flyingagin; 12-26-2013 at 04:40 PM.