Wing - Right Wing
It's been a few years since I did any work on the wings. So, what does "Rats" have to do with the inspection covers? Nothing, other than in my ongoing "War with the Rats" , I needed to finish the inspection covers and install a few nutplates in the inspection holes so I can try to keep em out of the wings. At least I am logging time towards completing the plane, and not cleaning up rat crap. I mean, these inspection covers needed to get done sooner or later.
 | ... and two for the inside ribs. |
 | I cut 4 end pieces of wood from the box the fuselage came in. Two to cover the end of the wings ... |
 | That just leaves two small holes between the fuel tanks and the main spar. |
 | Well, those two small holes, and these 3 large holes on each wing. Unfortunately, I didn't install the nutplates for the inspection covers when I did the wings. |
 | So, for now, I just did the two corners (wing spar was done). |
 | Unfortunately, I didn't finish the covers themselves. So, it's a little filing, a little drilling, a little deburring, and a little dimpling. Might as well drill all the holes at once. Remember, that the holes that attach to the spar are #6, and all of the others are #8. |
 | That's 5 inspection covers done (the 6th is already installed). |
 | Note the #6 and #8 screws. |
 | Just 4 screws per inspection cover, for now. |
 | That ought to keep the little bastards out, except for those two holes behind the tanks ... |