Wing spars Part 5
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Who still remembers the blanks for the spar caps?
Most of those massive wooden pieces have now turned into shavings – and from twelve individual parts, four continuous spar caps have been created.
The segments were joined with 750 mm long scarfs. Gluing these joints requires the highest precision and allows no room for error.
Seventy years ago, a couple of simple trestles did the job.
Today, we use the wing assembly jig as a workbench, positioning each part with the help of a laser. Once again, Aerodux was used as the adhesive – carefully mixed, applied under strictly controlled temperature, and cured under constant pressure for over 20 hours.
