Wing Spar under construction. I switched to using T-88 glue for the spars. Supposedly T-88 is the best glue on the market. I had been using West System up to this point for the fuselage. In retrospect, I'm |
Plywood stapled to the center main spar. |
Another picture of the dihedral being set. The C shaped block is the spar alignment-drilling tool from |
Dihedral being set on the rear wing spars. The accuracy turned out good. When I later set the outer spars to the mains during wing construction, the angles of incidence and washout were correct. |
I made my wing attach fittings (WAFS) using 4130 sheet steel from Airparts in Kansas City, Kansas. I had access to tools from a company I was doing engineering consulting for at the time I built these. Otherwise I would not recommend doing these yourself; just the cost in getting the right tools will be expensive. They are painted with zinc chromate primer for corrosion resistance. I also used an AutoCad template for accuracy. |
Wing Spar Construction |