After completing Section 16 (Top Wing Skins), we went back to the Outboard Leading Edges. We started by assembling
the Stall Warning Subassembly as shown in the plans excerpt below.....
Once assembled, it was installed on the W-1008-R Spice Rib as shown in the plans excerpt below.....
The picture below shows the Stall Warning Vane extending from the slot I previous made in the Left Outboard Leading Edge Skin (Part 7).
This is the inside bay of the wing that houses the Stall Warning Subassembly. In the picture below, it is installed to the Splice Rib with two 832 x 1/2 screws.
The next step was to Final-Drill .375 the hole for the tie-down on the bottom of both Leading Edge Skins. This hole was pre-punched by Van’s to #40 and had to be enlarged to 3/8 to allow the tie-down ring to be inserted through the Skin. After I initially enlarged the hole to 3/8 (Left Wing shown below), it was “slightly” off centered. So, after some filing and sanding, I got the result pictured below. I also cut the 3/8 hole in the Right Wing, but I will make any final alignments required when it gets clecoed the the Right Main Spar for riveting.
Now for the fun part.....preparing to install the Outboard Leading Edges to the Main Wing Spars! Pictured below is the overall view of the Left Wing with the Outboard Leading Edge clecoed into place.
Here is a little closer view.
Tomorrow, we will start riveting the two assemblies together.