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Buck's RV-8
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Date: 3-18-2011
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Number of Hours: 4.80
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Brief Description: R wingtip fit
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Lots of progress on the right wingtip today. I enlarged the attach holes up to #30, adjusting the tip's fit slightly as I did so, then, with it clecoed in place, marked the trailing edge for trimming. After about an hour with a Dremel cutoff disc and a sanding block, I got the trailing edge of the tip to match that of the aileron. (I may end of mixing up some flox and building up the inside of the trailing edge a bit, since I trimmed off about 1/4" of the tip, and I want to make sure its strength is not compromised.)
Next, I trimmed and sanded the gap between the tip and the aileron to 1/4" on both the top and bottom of the wing.
I fitted the aft tip rib. marked the tip with a rivet fan, and drilled & clecoed it to the tip.
Next, I cut and fitted the 0.020" x 1/2" nutplate backing strips. I'll epoxy them to the tip tomorrow.
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Tip trailing edge, marked for trimming.
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After trim. Gap still needs to be opened up to 1/4"
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Laying out attach holes for aft tip rib.
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