Kyle, that is the first time that I've seen them going in that direction, The one I've seen are 90 degrees to yours, parallel to the ribs. They are pretty common on 701s and CH just calls them stiffeners. But I have no idea what is allowed in your country as they are not in my plans. There are pics on the US Zenith site and I believe some in the old Zenair news as well. Almost forgot, the reason I replied, lengthways on the wing like yours is much easier to fabricate, I like it.
Kevin
You can see the right angle skin tensioners in the tip of the wing they are in 2 places in the top and bottom skins behind the main spar and full length of the wing skins except where the fuel tanks are of course to stop the oil canning. I also made up flat strips and sikaflexed them to the skin above both fuel tanks in each wing to also stop this they are not right angles but are locked between the skin and rib as the others are.
False ribs for stiffening wing skins?
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Kyle, that is the first time that I've seen them going in that direction, The one I've seen are 90 degrees to yours, parallel to the ribs. They are pretty common on 701s and CH just calls them stiffeners. But I have no idea what is allowed in your country as they are not in my plans. There are pics on the US Zenith site and I believe some in the old Zenair news as well. Almost forgot, the reason I replied, lengthways on the wing like yours is much easier to fabricate, I like it.
Kevin