Carlson Skunk Works

WE HAVE WING!!!

Well, just the right one for now. However, all the spars are complete and ready for ribs. So, here it is from the root end:

From the wing tip end:

The ribs are not glued in place yet. They have just been slid onto the spars. But you get the idea and it looks quite impressive. My wife is impressed anyway.

Lets go back to a bit earlier and take a look at some of the details.

Here are the finished spars:

Well, three of the four. All four of the spars were done and had all of the holes drilled except for the root end holes for the fittings. At the time of this writing, all the hole have been drilled and the spars are sanded and ready to have the ribs glued to them.

Since all the ribs were built as if the spar was the same thickness throughout its full length, I glued in 2mm plywood fillers at all the locations where the ribs would be located.

This shows what I did at the places where the strapping clamps are located. At these locations I cut a single piece of plywood that covered both of the filler blocks. My reasoning was that it would be a good idea to tie the drag bracing together at least a little and this seemed to be a simple way to do it.

Each of the ribs fit just perfectly. The fit was nice a snug, but was still loose enough to allow the ribs to be slid on without too much trouble. Of course, the rib pieces just in front of an behind the front spar have not been glued yet. I will glue them into position on the front of the spar and then glue gussets on each side to connect them to the ribs. I think it will keep me busy for the rest of the summer.