I have determined that my Pitts will take standard C wings. I am NOT going to spend hundreds of dollars on wing rib jigs from the commercial markets - I'll make my own low-tech rib jigs - after all, we did so on the Miniplane, the Hatz and the Acroduster - so it's not a big deal for us. I used a partially broken rib from the Pitts and outlined it on paper, duck taped it (clear duct tape) to a 3/4 sheet of plywood and nailed blocks in the appropriate locations - Wala! my low-tech Pitts Wing Jig.
Currently I am cutting out all the gussets from 1/16 spruce ply (I got plenty of this stuff left over from other wing projects). On payday I'll order a bunch of capstrip and start putting ribs together - this will take a couple months.
On the Aeronca - Katie and I have removed and replaced the main gear tires/tubes and repacked the wheel bearings. We also fabricated and installed a new magneto harness. Now we are just waiting on new engine cylineders so I can put the engine back together. Spring is comming quick - but we should have her done by June.
Sometime in early JUN Chrissy and I will be packing our motorcycles and heading North towards Alaska for a couple months. Over & Out!
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