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#2 intermediate leading edge rib with plywood doublers and aileron cable pulley brackets installed

  

 

Another view of the #2 intermediate leading edge rib and the aileron cable pulley brackets

  

 

The back side of the #2 intermediate leading edge rib showing the channel bolts.  The plywood doublers on this side were notched to accommodate the channel bolts

  

 

 The #1, #2, #3 and #4 intermediate leading edge ribs glued to the main wing spar on the left side

  

 

The #1, #2, #3 and #4 intermediate leading edge ribs glued to the main wing spar on the right side

  

 

After the front wing spar was glued to the front edges of the 8 intermediate leading edge ribs, the remaining leading edge ribs on the right side were set into position to begin the process of aligning the rib chord lines with the leading edge alignment string

 

     

 

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