Finish Kit Page 9
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The wing fairings are fairly easy to install... I started at the bottom at the hole that matches the lower fuse to wing fairing, and then worked my way up... There is some trimming involved as well... |
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At right you can see the flap fairing on the right wing. I still need to finish it and do the left one, which will be a lot harder.....I have to cut it to accommodate the step... |
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Here's how I installed the wing tips... First I drilled the wing skins for rivets... Then I trimmed the tips to fit the wings... Then I installed a piece of insulation board into the tip so it would hold it's shape while I was drilling it to the wing... |
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Here's the hand held belt sander I used to trim the tips to size... This thing works great! I used it all the time for glass work... |
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Here you have the tips clecoed in place... I am going to try to find some 3/32" pop rivets to attach them with... |
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I modified the wing tip ribs to fit the tip between the top and bottom where the wing skins end... |
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Here are the completed and installed wing tips... |
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The right side flap fairing was a piece of cake... The left one SUCKED! |
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What I did was made a cardboard duplicate of the flap fairing and dinked with it until it fit... Then I used it to cut the real fairing, but I cut it undersized... It took a few test fits and a lot of trimming, but I finally got it to fit fairly good... I will probably use CS4-4 blind rivets to install them... | |
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Here's the finished product... |
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