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Greetings,

Along the lines of the discussion about attaching the wing stub
skins, what about closing out the outboard wings?  I have a SFB
kit and it doesn't seem necessary to me to have the wing attached
to the fuselage and leveled for bonding on the bottom skin.

I think this could be done successfully by laying the wing on a
bench or concrete floor and supporting it under the leading and
trailing edges to prevent any twisting when the sand bags are
applied.

Speaking of sand bags, how many pounds are people using out there?

Anyone care to comment on the above procedure?  Are others doing
something else for the SFB kits?


Thanks,

Dan
L-360
olsen@eai.com

[Good idea, makes sense to me.  I think the only thing I would suggest
would be to transfer the level line from the BL50 rib to the inboard rib
on the wing panel and to verify its position relative to the tip rib
with the closeout weights applied before bonding.  This would insure
that the support being provided maintains the proper washout on the wing
panels.  The bottom skin alignment with the bottom skin on the stub wing
should be verified as well, otherwise it will take a bunch of filler
to fix the mismatch.   <Marv>  ]