Wings

Dec 2004

Unpacking the wing	Unpacking the wing
Alodine surface treatment of W18 flap plates	Reinforcing the joints
Outer W18 plate	Center W18 plates
Attaching to W18 plates	W18 plates sticking out below wing
Center W18 plates	Reinforcing wing root

Jan 2005

Alodine treated aileron bellcrank hardware	Reinforcing plies along top edge of wing
Bellcrank access	Plexiglass window for bellcrank access
After painting with zinc chromate	Rib/spar to skin reinforcements
Rib/spar to skin reinforcements	Rib/spar to skin reinforcements
Rib/spar to skin reinforcements	Rib/spar to skin reinforcements
Spar to skin reinforcements	Aileron closeout reinforcement
Aileron closeout reinforcement	Looking from outside for proper flox corner and air entrapment
Plywood reinforcement between center W18 ribs	Alodine treated aileron push tube - used PVC tube to soak in metalprep and chromic acid. Much easier than looking a dip tank the size of a bath tub.
Bellcrank Assembly	After riveting the tube-ends
Used a longer bolt (AN4-32A) for port side quick connect bellcrank	Recessed bolt head
Port side quick connect bellcrank

May 2005

Pitot-static probe

Pitot-static probe

June 2005

A very lightweight conduit for the pitot-static tubing/electrical wiring can be made by rolling a sheet of mylar on a PVC pipe with a few blobs of epoxy. Pull the PVC pipe out, and you end up with a tubing that weighs almost nothing.	Mylar tubing
Cap the ends with a piece of PVC union and two layers of bid.	Built aluminum spacers to increase the bellcrank distance from the spar. Used 3/32" aluminum stock.
Aluminum spacers

Oct 2005

Mod 69 - port side wing tiedown was cut at the corner to allow space for wiring conduit	Mod 69 - starboard side wing tiedown
Mod 69 - wing tiedowns	Mod 69 - wing tiedowns bonded with Araldite 420
Mod 69 - wing tiedowns	Wintip lenses rough trimmed with a bandsaw
Made a flange with fiberglass layup	One flange before trimming

Nov 2005

After trimming the flanges and bonding mounting brackets	Mounted a piece of flashing Aluminum as reflector
With the lens cover mounted using countersunk screws	With the lens cover

Jan/Feb 2006

Luxeon LED Nav Lights	Thermistor temperature probe for monitoring internal wing temperature
Hole in wing spar for mounting the thermistor temperature probe	Temperature probe
Mod 61A (Stall warner) - Locating the forward rib with a light bulb	Mod 61A (Stall warner) - Locating the forward rib
Fiber optic endoscope to look inside wing.	Mod 61A
Mod 61A	Mod 61A
Mod 61A	Mod 61A
Mod 61A	Mod 61A