Worked on the left wing this week. Top skins (W927 doubler, W902 inboard and W903 outboard) and "J" stringer. Also fitted and match drilled the bottom inboard and outboard skins (W904 and W905 respectively).
Fitting and match drilling the upper skins and doubler. I put the leading edge on the left side just to see how it would look.
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Back side (bottom in this case) of the left wing while I'm working on the top skins. The leading edge of the wing is up. The inboard side (that eventually attaches to the fuselage) is left. The fuel tank will be fabricated later and will be attached to the upper left of this structure. The fuel tank doubles as the inboard leading edge of the wing.
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Working on the "J" stringers. The stringer is in the middle of the photo up against the skin - they sit in a slot cut in the rib. These are free floating (they are riveted to the skin, but nothing else) and serve to stiffen the top skins and add additional strength.
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Working on the bottom skins. The cutouts are for access panels that will be added later. They will be used during annual inspections as well as allow access to wiring and control linkages.
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