{"id":404,"date":"2012-02-05T20:40:46","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T04:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stol750project.info\/?p=404"},"modified":"2012-02-05T20:40:46","modified_gmt":"2012-02-06T04:40:46","slug":"wing-tip-install-1hr-30m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stol750project.info\/?p=404","title":{"rendered":"Wing Tip Install (1hr 30m)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the wingtips I bought a 3 in 1 navigation\/position\/strobe LED light from Zenith, the Pulsar-EXP from AeroLeds. With the wing tip in place I drilled the mounting holes for the light into the wing tip and then disassembled everything for deburring. After deburring I put the wing tip back in place (minus the nose skin) so I could attach the mounting bracket and attach the wire to the back.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7141\/6826784119_1549563c52.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nThe landing light fits nicely on to the bracket and then a set screw in the right hand end is used to tighten the assembly.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7172\/6826787933_a8a8b67c05.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nBehind the light, I attached some shielded electrical wire to the wires on the fixture, and made up some grounding cables for the ground wire, and to run from a mounting bracket screw.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7171\/6826794673_ffd3b898d7.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nBefore closing up the nose skin I wanted to test the wiring so I hooked up the wires to a 12V battery to check that it still worked.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b1nwvggPN_w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nOnce I was sure everything was working I pushed the nose skin back up and used ratchet straps to bring it tight against the ribs.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7025\/6826798869_8544df5022.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nThen it was time to rivet.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7158\/6826810561_ed5eb14113.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nThe view from the tip sure is pretty<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7169\/6826832069_70342afa3b.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nI&#8217;m quite pleased with how the wing is doing, but there are a couple of blemishes with the wing tup fitting where the aluminium isn&#8217;t flush with the fibreglass and has buckled a tiny bit. It doesn&#8217;t look pretty but I am sure is aerodynamically fine. I&#8217;m going to see what I can do about that, and try much harder for the other wing.<\/p>\n<p>Next up: test the fuel tank, install the root skin, close up the nose skin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the wingtips I bought a 3 in 1 navigation\/position\/strobe LED light from Zenith, the Pulsar-EXP from AeroLeds. 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