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Right wing upper root fairing clecoed in place for a test fitting.
Right wing lower root fairing fitting in progress.
Right wing upper root fairing stiffeners ready for riveting.
Right wing upper root fairing ready to screw down and go flying – in five or six months…
Right wing fuel tank vent line ready for test fitting.
Right wing fuel tank vent line in place. Looks good!
Right aileron clamped (gently!) to the alignment template.
Right aileron pushrods adjusted, lock nuts tightened, and ready for flight.
Pilot-side comm antenna installed.
Left wing back in the stand and right wing temporarily installed.
Left wing back in the stand and right wing temporarily installed.
Wingtip nutplate installation in process. Lots of holes to drill and countersink prior to riveting nutplates in place.
With all of the nutplates riveted, I installed the nav light mount seen here.
Unfortunately, I then discovered that the electrical connector half (of the awful, open-barrel “Molex” type) received with the wing kit last summer and installed back when I built the wing doesn’t match the connectors included with the very nice AeroLED nav lights. A typical Van’s situation.
Rather than wait for a matching connector half to arrive, I think I’ll trash the original Molex half and go with the matching bits from the nav light box. A project for tomorrow…
