Wing Tips
I using #6 screws instead of pop rivets or hinges to attach the wing tips. So there are 38 screws in each tip, so 38 platenuts -- lots of work! Below I'm fitting the landing/taxi and position lights.
The aft end of each fiberglass wing tip was a little warped, so I epoxied a foam rib behind the AL rib to help shape it.
I installed a Bob Archer nav antenna inside the right tip, on the top surface. It's attached with platenuts on the inboard edge to provide a ground plane, per the directions. The rest is held in place with a single layer of fiberglass. The reflective tape beside the antenna is the heat shield for the landing/taxi lights.
This is view of the landing/taxi lights from the back. I came up short on the springs that hold them together because I cut the springs supplied in two, per the instructions. Had I cut each spring in three, I would have had enough. Beware...
The aft end of each fiberglass wing tip was a little warped, so I epoxied a foam rib behind the AL rib to help shape it.
I installed a Bob Archer nav antenna inside the right tip, on the top surface. It's attached with platenuts on the inboard edge to provide a ground plane, per the directions. The rest is held in place with a single layer of fiberglass. The reflective tape beside the antenna is the heat shield for the landing/taxi lights.
This is view of the landing/taxi lights from the back. I came up short on the springs that hold them together because I cut the springs supplied in two, per the instructions. Had I cut each spring in three, I would have had enough. Beware...
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