Re: Fiberglass wing tip installation


Subject:    Re: Fiberglass wing tip installation
From:    Ronald Steele (rsteele@rjsit.com)
Date:    Sat Oct 11 - 7:31 PM
On a related note, has anyone used nut plates to attach the tips?  I'm  
thinking this would allow access to strobe power supplies.  Are there  
any special requirements for attaching nut plates to fiberglass?

Ron

>
> 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.
>
> Ron
> 601XL -wings
>
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