Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Kit Airplane: Wing Part 2

 Continuing the wing, here are the left and right spars laid out.


And lots of rear ribs to attach to them...


Going one by one down the spar clamping, drilling, and clecoing.


Continuing on...


Rear ribs attached on both wings!


Then it was time to move on to the nose ribs...


Getting the nose ribs aligned involved multiple overlapping strips of aluminum above and below the spar (to mimic the wing skins) and clamps of the ribs against the L-angles.


There is a spacer in the rib below to ensure the rib is offset from the spar an equal amount the entire length of the wing. The inner most ribs even had to be shaved down to compensate for the thickening spar.


Once it's all aligned though, can start drilling and clecoing in place.


The innermost portion of the wings has an additional reinforcement that is bolted on. That aluminum plate has to be removed to attach the ribs.


Each rib required slightly different drilling methods as it's quite close quarters against the spar and their attachments all varied.


All ribs on the left wing complete!


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