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What To Do And When to Do It
Note: this is a very rough guide that outlines
the major steps to be taken and the order in which
they should be taken. This is not cast in concrete,
but is a suggestion.
1-Remove pop rivets and inventory parts shipped
inside wings
2-Prepare table or resting place for wings
3-Remove wings from crate
4-Check all pre-installed bolts for correct length
and torque .
5-Install stiffener at lower back edge of wing
skins, fla area (if not already in place by factory)
6-Install flap actuation system, flap springs,
torque tube, etc.
7-Install aileron bellcranks, pulleys and actuation
system
8-Run aileron cables
9-Install back ribs at tip/root, root back skin.
10-Position wings on fuselage
11-Set incidence, drill fuselage and wing fittings
12-Set dihedral
13-trim and drill struts
14-Remove wings
15-Install flaps and ailerons (then remove)
16-Finish flaps and ailerons (can be done later),
except trailing edge.
17-Install main fuel tanks including cutting hole
for filler neck
18-Install tank bay stiffeners (optional)
19-Cut hole in bottom skins for aux tanks (if
applicable)
20-Install aux tank straps, pump and plumbing
21-Fabricate aux tank cover, install nut plates
22-Run conduit for aux tank pump and nav light
wiring
23-Install pitot system
24-Install inspection door frames and nut plates
25-Rivet top wing skins down
26-Back-rivet tank bay stiffeners into place
27-Install aileron well pocket rib skins
28-Install main tank covers
29-Install wing tips
30-Finish flap, aileron trailing edges
31-Install wings
32-Finish running aileron/flap cables
33-Fabricate wing-to-fuselage/windshield fair-
ings.
Some Thoughts on Working Aluminum
Compared to the fuselage, the wings are a
piece of cake in terms of the amount of time they
Wings: Getting Started
When the wings come to you, after you
’
ve drilled out the pop rivets installed for shipping, this is what you have: nearly complet -
ed wings needing only the systems installed and the top sheet riveted down between the spars. You
’
ll have to come up with a
system of curling the sheets back so you can work on the inside of the wings. This builder used 1 x 2 wood with finishing nails
in the end that will fit through the rivet holes. Others use PVC pipe or long pieces of wood suspended via wire to the bench.
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