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Last Entry - 3/4/2012 - Rear Spar Attachment

Total Component Time: 769.0 hrs.

Wing Rib DrawingWing Trailing Edges
Wing Rib PrepWing Hardware
Cap Strip Bending JigMore Wing Hardware
Wing Rib JigMarked and Drilled Spar Holes
Wing Rib GussetsCut and Glued Spar Root Doublers
First Wing RibPrepared Trailing Edges
More Wing Ribs, Second Rib JigAileron Pocket Details
Wing Rib Gusset ProblemsGlued Trailing Edges
Wing Ribs 1-10 CompletedMore Trailing Edge Pieces
Wing Ribs 11-20 CompletedGlued Leading Edge
Wing Ribs 21-30 CompletedGlued Ribs to Spars
Wing Rib ReinforcementCompression Struts
Scarfed Wing Spar Cap StripsDrag and Anti-Drag System
Sanded Wing RibsSpar Packing Strips
Front Wing Spar FramesRib "Cheek Blocks", New Jury Strut Brackets, Foam Wing Tips
Front Spar Root BlocksBending Wing Skins
Left Front Spar WebGluing Wing Skins
Right Front Spar WebWing Tip (Part One)
Finished Right Front Spar, Added Splice PlatesWing Tip (Part Two)
Added Spar BlocksAileron Spar
Finished Spar Blocks, Sanded Main SparsAileron Control Horn
Began Rear SparsAileron Ribs
More Rear Spar WorkAssembled Aileron Ribs
Two Steps Forward, One Step BackFinished up the Aileron
Cut and Scarfed more Spar PiecesNew Aileron Control Horn
Glued the Spar DoublersHang Wing from Ceiling
Spar Stiffeners, Root BlocksFit Ribs to Right Wing
Planing the Front Spar FramesLeading and Trailing Edges
Cut and Glue Spar WebbingDrag/Anti-Drag, Packing Strips
Not so good this timeWing Skins
Much better!Wing Tip
Added Splice Plates, Cross Brace Attachment BlocksRight Aileron, Hang Wing from Ceiling
Glued Plywood DoublersRemove Gussets from Left Aileron
Sanded Front SparsFiberglass Wing Leading Edges
Began Rear Spars (Again)Jig Right Wing to Fuselage
Glued and Planed Rear SparsAttach Rear Spar to Fuselage
Glued Plywood Webbing and Support BlocksWing Struts
Glued Plywood Rear Spar DoublerWing Struts
Filled Some Minor GapsJury Struts
Fit Ribs to SparsJury Struts
Wing Leading EdgesRear Spar Attachment