Fuse (cont)
One layer of CF cloth was insufficient and another layer was put down perpendicular to the first layer. The fibers not wanted to bend completely, I put saran wrap over the cloth and tape the wrap down so it would keep the 2nd layer of cloth in contact with the first layer.
Wings (cont)
Gear:
Using my old template from the 110" P-47, I sized the 1/8" thick aircraft ply gear mount and attached the gear to it to insure it fits in the wing.
After making some transfer marks to the ribs, the ribs to cut to make room for the gear. In order to check the gear fit, I needed to epoxy the ribs to the main spars and sub-LE.
Ribs W-5 and W-6 had to be moved inward by 3/8" to make room for the gear.
There's not a whole lot of room for the gear.
The 1/8" thick aircraft ply LE was epoxied to the ribs and basswood 1/4" square sub-LE. While doing that, I also epoxied W-1N using jigs W-1G/2G to get the proper dihedral.
An aluminum L angle was clamped to W-1N to insure it is straight. Even taking these guide lines, the two mating wing ribs are always off and rarely align with each other. The front or back ribs are where the mismatch usually takes place and I just cut the leading and trailing edge spars, clamp the two ribs together and sister a piece of ply between the cut spars.
Ribs W-5 and W-6 had to be butchered pretty good to fit the gear. I'll probably have to remove part of W-6 narrow strip along the top to make room for the air cylinder. The aircraft ply ribs and LE should provide the needed strength for this weak area, especially since ply will be used to shear web the main spars.