24 July 2014

Building Ribs

Ribs ready to be clamped, after gluing doublers


We continue to build ribs and end ribs for the Outer Wing Sections and Longer Outer Wing Sections.  It will take us a couple of weeks to glue and clamp all the doublers to the ribs, and the rib caps to the end ribs.



The rib factory in action


Sanding rib caps after slicing on bandsaw, to remove splinters and make rib caps smooth



The Outer Rear Spars getting ready to cut to length.



Cutting Outer Rear Spar -- excess pieces will be used as support tubes in wing



A bunch of wing ribs, clamped


Cutting rib caps to proper width for end ribs


Cutting Rib Caps to length


Rib Caps cut to length, ready to be glued


Glued rib caps on end rib, waiting for vacuum bagging



Vacuum bagged ribs (in background)






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