Right Wing Tip Preparation

Right wing tip preparation was done, in terms of drilling holes, some were tricky due to them being hidden underneath the fiberglass, a hole finder tool had to be used. Wing tip placement was done according to the KAI.

Wing tip placement

Wing tip placement was done using a long 2x4 wood block along the top of the wing on the main spar, and the top of the tip in that area was adjusted to be parallel to the long wood block. Wood block along with ratcheting strap along the wing chord. Wood block along with ratcheting strap along the wing chord. Adjusting the trailing edge of the tip to be in line with the tiny notch on the top skin.

Leading Edge + Mid-section

Leading edge was pretty straight forward, after placing the wing tip in proper orientation, it was a matter of drilling holes using the skin as a template and clecoeing them starting off with the leading edge, alternating between top and bottom. Clecoed on 4 corners first, 2 at top and 2 at bottom. All holes clecoed.

Trailing Edge

Unlike the frontal wing sections, the trailing edge was a little tricky, a hole finder tool had to be used, and it was a very tight fit in between the rib flange and fiberglass tip. The method used to drill holes was to drill 2 holes first using the hole finder, then using a temporary tape as a template for drilling the remaining holes. Some holes came out to be slightly offset which enlarged the original holes, but that should not be a problem, since we have plenty of material for strength. Using hole finder. Using hole finder, second hole. Blue tape as template. Blue tape as template. Blue tape as template on the tip. All holes drilled on the trailing edge. Some holes had offset drilling.

Tools

• Hole finder: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0046ASHLO