Brief Description: L wingtip; R wingtip; nav light lenses
Today I located and drilled the remainder of the rivet holes in the left tip rib. I also laid out, cut and sanded the stiffener dowels that will go in the wingtips. I also planned the installation of the marker beacon antenna in the left tip. It will go on the inside bottom of the tip, about 3" outboard from the wing skin. Both the antenna and the stiffener dowels will be glassed in place.
Now that the filler is dry, I sanded the leading edge of the right wingtip so it matches the nearby profile of the wing skin. Once I remove the tip, I will sand the joggle area so it completely matches the rest of the tip. I want to retain the slight gap between the tip and the wing skin.
Finally, I cut the wingtip nav light lens into two pieces, and began planning the other cuts that will have to be made to make it fit the wingtip. I used lots of painter's tape and masking paper to protect the lens as I cut it with a Dremel cutoff wheel, which worked great.
Wingtip stiffener dowels. The ends were tapered on a belt sander to match the wingtip curve.
Right wingtip filled to match the wing skin curve.
