Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Wings, Systems Routing (Part 1)


I’m currently waiting on my friend Jeff to help me finish the Fuel Tanks.  I will definitely need his assistance to install and rivet the Ribs (with the Proseal).  So, in order to keep moving forward, I’ve decided to start on the Wing Systems Routing section.  

Below, are the Wing Tip Lighting Harnesses for the Left Wing (top picture) and Right Wing (bottom picture)



The first step is two label the Harnesses (C400P and C401J) appropriately as shown below.  To do this, I just used a regular label making machine, so nothing special here.

The two pictures below show the Wing Tip Lighting wire runs for the Left Wing.  The first picture shows the mid-wing area where the wires “shift” from one row of bushings to another.  The second picture shows the Wing Tip where the wires run to two different locations.....to the Wings Tips for navigational lights and strobes and through the spar for the Landing Light.  


The two pictures below show the same Wing Tip Lighting wire runs and locations, but for the Right Wing.



Lastly, here is the origin of the Wing Tip Harnesses for the Left Wing (on the left) and Right Wing (on the right).  The black and white wires under the orange tape will be installed/connected once the Fuel Tanks are completed and installed on the Wings.  The white wire will be run through the small bushing in the Main Spars to the Fuel Level Senders and the black wire will be a ground connected to the first Wing Ribs.

I will obviously need to “clean up” the wire runs, but will do that at the end to make sure all the wires are installed properly.