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Buck's RV-8
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Date:  1-8-2011
Number of Hours:  3.50
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Brief Description:  APRS wiring, wing preparation

I decided that I will place the APRS transmitter in the right wingtip. Since the APRS antenna will also be in the wingtip, I can now remove the previously-strung length of RG-142 coax. I needed to feed a 20 AWG power lead for the unit at the same time, so I combined the jobs by using the coax to pull the new wire through the wing conduit.

In preparation for mounting the wings soon, I filed bevels on the sides and bottom of the end of the spars, then touched up the alodining with a Touch-N-Prep pen. I also spent some time putting protective plastic tubing on some of the wing wires where they might rub on nearby structures. I also marked the bottom skin rivets that will be drilled out for attach screws. (This is one of the things you have to check for on a Quick-Build wing. The assembly guys overseas sometimes get a bit too excited and accomplish more tasks than they should...)
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If you bevel the sides of the spars, they fit into the fuselage much easier.

If you bevel the sides of the spars, they fit into the fuselage much easier.

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