Wings - Part XV

 Wings are done...

Jig construction starting in August 2018... Spars went on the jigs in September.  So 2 years, 4 months.

Cove skins fresh from declamping.  Turned out pretty good - a bit better than the first ones.

Cove skins after riveting and trimming.

Outboard tank in the right wing... slipped right in as it should.

Right hand root rib riveted in place.

Left root rib... done.

So when I say the wings are done, there are a few things that need to be finished.  Some I am going to wait on, some I am going to putter away on while waiting for the weather to dry up to move them to the airport.

1. Drill 2nd line of rivets on bottom skins station 69.  Going to use cherrymax.
2. Tone out wiring and label on fuselage end.  I had them marked, but had to trim them to get them to go through the conduit.  Going to use an inductive toner, which should make this fast.
3. Couple rivets that need to be redone
4. Alodyne inspection covers.  Low priority
5. Vacuum out the wings (again).  Every time I move them I find more debris / shavings in the wings.
6. Fuel drains, plugs, fittings, fillers.  All of these openings are taped closed.  Am not going to put any of this on until the wings are moved and painted / vinyled.  
7. Order Torx aluminum screws for inspection rings.  New spinner on the emeraude came with Torx, and I am sold.  I hate Phillips screw heads.

What comes next?

1. Move wings to hanger, bring home fuselage
2. Dismantle / repurpose wing jigs
3. Reinforce forward gear truss per Ted's instructions
4. Order new extended gear, T3, tailwheel.  
5. Reinforce fuselage for tailwheel
6. Vertical stab service bulletin
7. BAS tail pull handle (going to do this at the same time as the Vertical stab SB... might as well since you are already in the fuselage)
8. Install new gear and tailwheel
9. Order new rims, brakes and tires.
10. Make it a rolling chassis!