August 2007 Archives

The skin now 'match drilled' and clecoed appropriately. Good exercise for the old clecoe pliers.

Watch out for those fingers!

Poor photo but you can just make out the rib centerline through the pre drilled skin hole.

Wing ribs marked up for match drilling with skin.

This view is looking inboard prior to markup of ribs etc.

View looking outboard.

Opposite view.

Initial fit of the rear seat passenger foot wells and front seat placement.

This is a VERY tight fit and a little trimming will be required when all the stiffeners are fitted to remove any remaining play due to arching of the floor skin.

This picture shows the placement of the Pilot seat. Final adjustment of the top support angle is adjusted in final assembly to ensure 1/4" clearance. The rear seat is not yet measured to fit.

Commencement of match drilling. As the wing is inverted I started at the mid point and worked down, along and out. This is to reduce 'canning' and make sure the skin is as tight as possible. Note the clamp and the 'wooden hook' that helps nudge the ribs in line. Primitive method but effective nonetheless.