{"id":416,"date":"2012-03-11T18:32:34","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T02:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stol750project.info\/?p=416"},"modified":"2012-03-11T18:32:34","modified_gmt":"2012-03-12T02:32:34","slug":"nose-skin-and-root-skin-preparation-2-hrs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stol750project.info\/?p=416","title":{"rendered":"Nose Skin and Root Skin Preparation (2 hrs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Teri&#8217;s help, I bent the nose skin back over onto the spar and used the ratchet strips to pull it tight over the nose ribs.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7198\/6974224413_c7070e74dd.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nWith the nose skin clecoed into place I took the earlier smashed up wing root angle and slipped it inside the top and nose skins.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7191\/6974233455_76f91cdccb.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nThe wing root skin rests on the root angle and the inboard rib and the instructions call for making sure that the angle between the two is consistent.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7050\/6828118124_0fd8c92007.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nI had to bend some parts of the angle strip back up where it had been crimped too much. I had been expecting it to be not crimped enough.<\/p>\n<p>At this point I got out the wing root skin and started to see how it would fit along the root angle. It doesn&#8217;t. No matter how I push it or move it around there are gaps at one end or the other. I retired to the forums and I found pleas for helps and answers that this is one of the hardest parts of the whole build. Great. The good news is that this doesn&#8217;t matter until assembly time so I am going to punt it until then, and get on with the right wing.<\/p>\n<p>But first, I installed the fuel neck trim piece I bought.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7195\/6974248015_aa15b1daef.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\nNote that I had to trim it where the nose skin would otherwise overlap.<\/p>\n<p>Before this though I had riveted much of the nose skin, leaving enough undone for me to mess about more with the wing root angle later if I need to.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7064\/6974245241_7898ef1a21.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And with that, I am done with this wing!! Next up is the right wing but before then I am going to build a wing stand that someone demonstrated on the forums. It will allow me to store the wing upright, give me more chance of finding somewhere it fits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Teri&#8217;s help, I bent the nose skin back over onto the spar and used the ratchet strips to pull it tight over the nose ribs. 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