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Old 02-28-2015, 06:42 PM
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Wing Jig Set-up: (Continued)

6. With the wing ribs loosely clustered together, gently slide the carbon fiber rods (or drill rods) straight through the holes in the ribs. Be careful not to expand the diameter of the holes, or break the smaller, more fragile ribs towards the tip of the wing. I recommend applying pressure to the center of the ribs, just outside of the rods.
It was discovered that the front rod hole in rib W4 was positioned approximately 1/16” too far rearward. The purpose of building prototypes is to discover any such inaccuracies so they can be corrected so that customers are not made to suffer any “head-scratching.” I merely took a Dremel[SUP]®[/SUP] with a narrow, pointed grindstone and carefully extended the front of the hole by 1/16”.
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