Ron,
I had the same problem.? I honestly don't remember how I held the fiberglass in
place while drilling.? I think I clamped the upper and lower rear corners and
just used "by guess and by gosh" to drill the nose.? I also had the slight wing
skin overhang and gap at the nose. I used SuperFil to fill and smooth it out
and make it look purtty.? It is really easy to mix, apply and sand to a nice
contour. That might not be the "kosher" way, but it worked for me.
This whole wingtip area is awkward from a fitting and fastening standpoint.? I
could find no way to clamp the upper crimped angle for the wingtip end plate.?
I was holding it by hand to drill.? When the drill bit popped through, my little
finger was in the way and I drilled right through the fingernail.? Ouch!
Jay in Dallas
-----Original Message-----
From: Ronald Steele <rsteele@rjsit.com>
To: zenith-list@matronics.com
Sent: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 9:26 pm
Subject: Fiberglass wing tip installation
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How you go about getting a good fit of the forward (fiberglass) wing tip on the
601XL? I have a couple for problems. One is how to hold the tip in place while
drilling, as there doesn't seem to be a way to clamp it. The other is that
it looks like I'll have to trim the skin around the front of the tip to prevent
it extending past the curve of the fiberglass. Is this normal? If I install
the tip so that front of the skin blends smoothly into the tip, there is only
about 4mm of space to rivet the tip. I know this isn't very clear. Trying
to come up with a better description.?
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Ron?
601XL -wings?
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