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xj35s

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Fulton,NY
I dropped the wing and broke 3 ribs. The root and 1st/2nd. Here are some pics of the repairs. The wood I'm using is salvaged from extra leading edge pieces that came with the plane. I'm using t88 and allot of clamps.
2nd rib..
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1st rib outside away from root
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1st rib inside. root side.
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This is tricky part. I need to finish the corner. The root has ply strips butted against the inside edge. both top and botom. I plan to glue the bottom ply to the bottom of T.E. and the top ply to that and into the groove in the T.E.. The geaodetic strips will be snadwhiched between the two plys. Is that right?
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