X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:35:09 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms173021pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.21] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0c2) with ESMTP id 5815737 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:11:08 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.173.21; envelope-from=N4ZQ@VERIZON.NET Received: from new-host.home ([unknown] [98.110.154.118]) by vms173021.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0MC1004G1GLGMFF0@vms173021.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:10:29 -0500 (CDT) From: "Greenbacks, UnLtd." MIME-version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1085) Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-2-657555423 Subject: Re: Wing jigs X-Original-Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:10:26 -0400 In-reply-to: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: X-Original-Message-id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1085) --Apple-Mail-2-657555423 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Rob, Not knowing any better, I closely followed directions early on during = construction, and made extra work for myself. Now with regard to the wings, I would suggest the following: Don't bond the top stub wing skins until after closing out the outer = wings. Bare in mind that before you lightly snug up the main spar bolts = and before drilling for the rear spar attach points, you will observe = some up/down motion at the wing tip due to some small clearance = differences at the main spar bolt holes. If your plane is up side down, just let gravity pull the wing tips down = toward the floor and tighten the main spar bolts. Drill and secure the aft spar attach point, you may need a bit of = pressure one way or the other so that the rear outer spar and stub wing = spar are as closely aligned as possible. Then set the wing tip for = proper washout and close the wing. When you flip the plane over and reattach the wings, be sure you apply = upward pressure to the wing tip before tightening the main spar bolts. = Now you can easily position the upper stub wing skin relative to the = outer wing and set a nice gap between them. Most likely you'll wind up = using some micro as well as superfill to achieve perfection between stub = wing and outer wing. Hope this helps. Angier Ames N4ZQ= --Apple-Mail-2-657555423 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Rob,

Not = knowing any better, I closely followed directions early on during = construction, and made extra work for myself.
Now with regard = to the wings, I would suggest the following:
Don't bond the = top stub wing skins until after closing out the outer wings. Bare in = mind that before you lightly snug up the main spar bolts and before = drilling for the rear spar attach points, you will observe some up/down = motion at the wing tip due to some small clearance differences at the = main spar bolt holes.
If your plane is up side down, just let = gravity pull the wing tips down toward the floor and tighten the main = spar bolts.
Drill and secure the aft spar attach point, you = may need a bit of pressure one way or the other so that the rear outer = spar and stub wing spar are as closely aligned as possible. Then set the = wing tip for proper washout and close the wing.
When you flip = the plane over and reattach the wings, be sure you apply upward = pressure to the wing tip before tightening the main spar bolts. = Now you can easily position the upper stub wing skin relative to the = outer wing and set a nice gap between them. Most likely you'll wind = up using some micro as well as superfill to achieve perfection between = stub wing and outer wing.

Hope this = helps.

Angier = Ames
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