15_05 Wing Ribs

BUILDERS LOG

Page 15.05 Wing Ribs

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Step 01: Select one of the aft trimmed W-1208-R Nose Ribs and rivet it to the W-1206-L Spar Assembly attach angle starting outboard and working inboard, this is now known as Nose Rib-L01.

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Step 02: Select one more of the aft trimmed W-1208-R Nose Ribs and rivet it the next attach angle,
this is now known as Nose Rib-L02.

Step 03: Select three more of the aft trimmed W-1208-R Nose Ribs and rivet them to the next attach angles,
these are now known as Nose Ribs-L03, L04, and L05

Builder Note: Nose Rib L04 Will be modified in Step:

Step 04: Select one of the unmodified W-1208-R Nose Ribs and rivet it to the W-1206-L Spar Assembly on the next attach angle and working inboard, this is now known as Nose Rib-L06.

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Step 05: Select the unmodified W-1208-R Nose Ribs with the two nutplates attached and rivet it to the W-1206-L Spar Assembly on the next attach angle and working inboard, this is now known as Nose Rib-L07.

Step 05: Select one unmodified and two forward aft trimmed W-1208-R Nose Ribs and rivet them to the W-1206-L Spar Assembly on the next attach angles, these are now known as Nose Ribs -L08, L09 and L10.

Builder Note: When installing the ribs in front of the four fuel tank ribs add the spacer plates in the photo in Step: 05B on the back side of the spar.

Step 05B: Install the spacer plates at the front of the four fuel tank ribs. These four ribs are not trimmed at the front. this is not per van's instructions.

Builder Note: I left the flanges on to help with the loads from the fuel tank. This requires longer rivets.

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Step 06: Install the next three ribs in reverse order, these are now known as Nose Ribs -L11, L12 and L13.

Builder Note: Install in reverse order will make the riveting easer.

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Step 07: Install the last rib, this is now known as Nose Rib -L14.

Builder Note: The tray in Nose Ribs L12 and L13 is a backup for the GMU 24 Magnetometer.

Step 08:

Step 09: Remove and replace rivets in Nose Rib L04

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Step 10: Cleco then rivet the tray for the primary location of the GMU 24 Magnetometer.

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Builder Note:

This location was not used do to the new Magnetometer type from Garmin.