Saturday 16th August 2008. 5hr 5min
Dimpled right wing ribs. Assembled left wing skeleton. Fitted leading edge and match-drilled ribs to spar. Fitted splice strip and match drilled to leading edge. Fitted tank and match drilled attach brackets. Match-drilled join strip to tank. Fitted top skins.
All of this was a repeat of the left wing so it happened without drama and much faster. The only difference was that I cut the join strip short to clear the wing flanges and stiffner bars, top and bottom. This still leaves way more edge distance than is needed and does not interfere with the fit of the leading edge or tank skins against the spar flanges. As I see it the join function of the join strip is to join the tank and leading edge smoothly. It has no function in joining both to the spar and it would spoil the fit if the skins if it was left long.
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