24-03/04 Wing Tip Attachment
I’d been looking forward to this stage … finally fitting the wing tips! All the previous work many months ago paid dividends as the AeroLED VX’s and Nav/Strobes fitted neatly. The VX wiring needed extending…
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24 – Wing Tips Part 4 – Finished!
Wing Tip Ribs The manual is vague when describing how to position these wing tip ribs … it talks about a “snug” fit without any distortion. After playing around with the fore/aft position, I selected…
24 – Wing Tips Part 3 – Nav Light Covers
I initially struggled to find a way to cut the nav light covers. But then I spotted my tin snips, which had been included in my initial tool order from Cleaveland, but which I hadn’t…
24 – Wing Tips Part 2 – AeroSun VX Lights
When I visited Oshkosh in 2019 I spotted a lovely RV14 with AeroLED Aerosun VX lights in the wingtip. I liked the look and functionality … they also filled up a rather empty nav light…
24 – Wing Tips Part 1
Initial Fit I used a Dremel cutting disk to trim the wing tip flanges. Vans have changed the method to align the wing tip trailing edges … rather than using a template, having fixed the…