Wings – Part 1

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Next part of the build is to level the fuselage front to rear and left to right. I put it on jack stands at the recommended point but in the future it will be blocked at the front. It will be much more stable and i need it higher also.
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I had to weight the aft end to keep the fuselage from tipping forward, used a bucket of lead.
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This pic shows the foot print in my work space. Just wanted to be sure there was room to work all the way around.
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Here the left wing is in place.
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And a pic of both wings on.
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This is a pic of the right rear spar with the bolt holding it to the carry-through tube.
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This is the right front spar. There is no hole drilled yet. First both wings need to be trimmed. First is to set the wing sweep which is determined by the weight of the engine. A Rotax 912iS is my choice so wing sweep will be 0 degrees. After the wing sweep is to set the dihedral which is set at 1 degree, and last is washout. These measurements were made with the utmost care and checked and rechecked………Its crucial that this is done correctly be cause the next step is to drill the hole in the front spar.

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