Making an Airplane Wing Tip
Work done using the TM Tech Air Power Hammer Model 3000
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The images below show the steps involved in making new wing tips for a P51 Mustang, Model D, using 5052 alloy, temper half-hard, and .050” thickness, and gas-welded (no annealing) – just as the original wing tips were. These will later be polished. The TM Tech C-Frame Air Power Hammer (Model 3000) was used to make the 4 separate sections that were joined together for the two new wing tips.