![]() Bottom skins clamped in place ... for more on Wing Stand | ![]() Z-Bend fits nicely over built-up rib |
![]() Left wing panel with inner-bottom skin clamped in place. | Below is a Hummel Factory formed rib which also fits exactly into the Z-Bend confirming the accuracy of the build ![]() |
Match drilled angles hold rib-tops in position. Top wing skin moved down to the next set of holes as verification. | Rule used to double-check distance between the top rib holes. |
With the rib top flange secured ... back-drill the hole closest to rear-spar. Make certain the rear-spar portion of the skin is pressed down tight to rib. Flange space is too close to permit bending of the drill bit. | With bottom skin pulled down and flat, back-drill hole closest to main-spar. Note: the short Cleco to allow drill bit to pass over. Finger bends 12-inch drill bit to ensure the hole is drilled perpendicular to skin. Note: bottom wing skin is in the upper-left of the image. |
![]() Once the top and bottom holes have been established, Re-install the top skin to accurately align all the rib tops. Then using a flexible drill guide, drill the remaining bottom skin holes. (Probably all of the holes could have been back drilled.) | Once all the wing kind rib holes are drilled in the bottom skin, I removed the top skin and back drilled the spar cap holes. Note: the easy method to hold the drill perpendicular! Ignore camera lanyard swinging into view. |