Friday, August 13, 2010

I'm a Right Winger??

To finish the wing you need to bend the trailing edge of the leading edge cuff to keep it from wearing on the fabric. Take 2 pieces of 1/2" x 13" x 3" wood, and bolt them together while sandwiching a washer in between. Remember my scrap wood bin?



This leaves a gap to insert the cuff into.



Now mark the center of each bay, and mark 1/2" back from the edge of the crimper.



Bend the trailing edge of the cuff in each bay (top and bottom) down about 30-45 degrees.



By the time I finished the crimper had gotten trimmed a bit to fit into some of the bays.



A couple of the bays on the bottom are still so tight you have no choice but to use a hand crimper.



Not quite as smooth though....



The top came out very nice, which is a good way to end this phase of the wing construction.



About that time a buddy stopped by and  gave me a head's up that TSA was wandering around the airport, looking for people who weren't wearing their SIDA badges and generally being TSA. (Two Strolling Around) It was a good time to call it a night, and as I watched the gate close behind me I saw them walking down the ramp by my hangar. Timing is everything.

Until it's time to cover, the right wing is done until next summer. For a few days I'll just have to lean that way.

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