Chap 19 – Tying up loose ends for skin!

I’m trying to get the wing prepped for the last major wing layup remaining: skinning the left wing’s upper surface.

Today I spent over 1-1/2 hours removing peel ply from the TE, and still had 18″ left to remove.

I then took the tape off the baggage pod threaded mounts.  They came out good.

Chap 19 - Baggage pod hard points

I routered the Nylaflow rudder cable conduit channel using the Dremel tool.  I then installed the Nylaflow & dry micro’d it into place.  Of course I held the conduit in place with toothpicks.

Chap 19 - Nylaflow Rudder Cable Conduit

Chap 19 - Nylaflow Rudder Cable Conduit

Chap 19 - Nylaflow Rudder Cable Conduit

Chap 19 - Nylaflow Rudder Cable Conduit

Chap 19 - Left Wing top skin prep

In the following pics you can see the damage & repair of the split at the FC2/FC3 seam (during the shear web layup & attaching the nose of the wing).

Chap 19 - Closeup of FC2/FC3 split repair

Chap 19 - FC2/FC2 split repair

I fabricated the NAV2 wing VOR antenna & mocked it up.

Chap 19 - Wing prep... VOR antenna

Chap 19 - Wing prep... VOR antenna

I wasn’t happy with the Inboard wing bolt aluminum extrusion, so I scuffed it up & re-rounded the edge, and then hit it with some primer since I had some shiny aluminum showing.  I’ll scuff up the primered surface & clean it off before glassing.

 

 

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