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Andy Werback's Legacy Project : Closing out the wing center section

07 - 14 - 2005

This was the last major assembly before doing the rest of the body work and installing various systems. Since the engine will take awhile, it's good that there's a lot to do, still.

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Fitting the instrument panel - so that the canopy closes and I still have some room for knees, etc

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Hoping for an engine soon...a few months would be good

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Making a mess – removing enough flox to get a good fit with the top skin

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Measuring the adhesive for the wing skins – the old fashioned (tried and true) way

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Don Barnes (N508DB) Wetting the top skin with Hysol

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Sam Werback wetting out the spar

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Hysol/flox is just about ready...

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And on she goes

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A few weights, some clecoes, and it's time to clean up the squeeze out

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Same procedure on the left wing

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Enough for one day, but that enables a lot more to get done

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Such as adding the wing root fairings, part of the Legacy Innovations kit


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