Now that the varnishing is finished it’s time to fit the Laker Leading Edge. There are four pieces of formed fiberglass that make up the leading edge. The first two pics show it clecoed in place.
As suggested by a couple of builders I cut out the fiberglass around the fuel tanks. Super-fil will be used to complete the air foil.Here is a closeup of the left inboard piece.Both sides are bonded. I will let the hysol cure overnight then do the outboard pieces.
This is a view from the end of the right wing.Removed all of the clecos and clamps.Next I will sand off all of the rough spots and Super-fil all of the divots.
Bonded and riveted trailing edge pieces.Next was to bond five 1 1/2” ABS pieces across the front spar. These pieces hold the Laker Leading Edge in place on the front spar.Here one of the pieces attached and hysol curing.All of the ribs have been given two coats of epoxy varnish. I will now need to reattach the wings to the fuselage and bond the leading edge.Also finish sanded the Super-Fill on the triangle windows.And here it is bonded and clamped to the elevator bellcrank. This option reduces the effort needed to hold the elevator during the landing flair.This pic shows the jury strut brackets clecoed to the spars.Here the wing is removed and on the rotisserie, note the jury strut brackets installed.The build instructions call for Hysol to be used to close the gap between the #1 and #3 upper cap strips and the fuel tank. I opted to use fiberglass resin and fiberglass matting. This shows the wing upside down. I used masking tape and wax paper as the release agent.A little hard to see here but this shows the same thing at the number one rib.Number two rib clamped and bonded.Another view of the number two rib plus fuel tank false ribs ready to bond.I used fiberglass resin to bond the #2 rib and false ribs.This is the trailing edge piece fitted and ready to bond. It is also riveted but just to the #2 rib.
And Now For A Little Assembly 