[] Hey all:

Anyone else out there have any experience building the PT-40 replacement wing kit?

I originally built my PT-40 with the "A-style" trainer wing. Big mistake. Way too much dihedral.

I cut the wing in half with the idea that I would rework it to something more reasonable, but then thought better of it.

So I ordered a replacement wing kit from Great Planes with the intention of building a "B-style" sport wing.

Part way through the build, I am finding the die-cut center rib #1C seems to be too tall to fit properly.

By the plans, it seems this rib should fit down flush with the tops of the AJ and TEJ, and the underside should be up, flush with the bottoms of AJ and TEJ. This would allow the 3/32" sheeting to lay flat in these areas.

However, the rib #1C is too tall to hold flush as described above. In fact, it fits flush with the tops and bottoms of the main spar and trailing edge. No room for the sheeting.

Now, as I look at the old wing, the center rib is much more shallow and the sheeting does lay over it top and bottom.

I guess the solution is to rework the rib, but I don't want to jump to conclusions and cause more grief down the road.

Inquiries with Great Planes have produced no results.

Any one else have an idea?

'Fever