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Kupe's Zodiac 650B
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Date:  5-14-2013
Number of Hours:  2.00
Manual Reference:  6-W-8
Brief Description:  Wing Leveling, Templates

Today was a woodworking day. I cut out 3 each fore and aft support blocks used to hold the wing level while fitting/drilling/clecoing the aft skins. The wing is leveled in the spanwise dimension (wing root to wingtip) as well as fore and aft. The spanwise leveling is accomplished using a standard carpenter's level and shims to account for the sloping floor the table rests on. The fore/aft leveling is confirmed when the plywood template is level on the top with the edge of it flush to the 9 degree forward incline of the wing spar.

This morning, after making all the supports and the template, I was able to level the wing spanwise and fore/after to within 0.1 degrees of level all around. I'll take it.

No photos today. I added a couple of excerpts from the Photo Assembly Guide and the plans to illustrate how these work together.
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Spar templateindicates level on top when the 9 degree angle is flush against a leveled spar.

Spar templateindicates level on top when the 9 degree angle is flush against a leveled spar.

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Fore and aft support blocks to level the wing. Note the spar template on the leading edge.

Fore and aft support blocks to level the wing. Note the spar template on the leading edge.

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