# Wingtip attachment **URL:** https://sonexpilots.org/t/wingtip-attachment/5348 **Category:** General **Created:** [January 17, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://sonexpilots.org/t/wingtip-attachment/5348 "2026-01-17T01:22:18Z") **Posts on this page:** 4 **Page:** 2
### Author: ![Kevin\_Conklin](https://sonexpilots.org/user_avatar/sonexpilots.org/kevin_conklin/32/1720_2.png) [@Kevin\_Conklin](https://sonexpilots.org/u/Kevin_Conklin) #### Post date: [January 31, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://sonexpilots.org/t/wingtip-attachment/5348/21 "2026-01-31T15:37:00Z")
Thank you. ---
### Author: ![GordonTurner](https://sonexpilots.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@GordonTurner](https://sonexpilots.org/u/GordonTurner) #### Post date: [February 13, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://sonexpilots.org/t/wingtip-attachment/5348/22 "2026-02-13T17:21:09Z")
> [@Bryan\_Cotton](#): > > Note that aluminum pops are not approved for the tail tips, again IIRC. Really? Are they actually prohibited or discouraged, or just not mentioned as an alternative? I did mine with aluminum pops and they appear to be fine…but haven’t analyzed the stresses. ---
### Author: ![Bryan\_Cotton](https://sonexpilots.org/user_avatar/sonexpilots.org/bryan_cotton/32/760_2.png) [@Bryan\_Cotton](https://sonexpilots.org/u/Bryan_Cotton) #### Post date: [February 13, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://sonexpilots.org/t/wingtip-attachment/5348/23 "2026-02-13T17:23:18Z")
Gordon, That’s what I remember from discussions on the old forum. Somebody had asked Sonex. I gave it the old “if I remember correctly” postfix because I’m not 100% sure. ---
### Author: ![Bryan\_Cotton](https://sonexpilots.org/user_avatar/sonexpilots.org/bryan_cotton/32/760_2.png) [@Bryan\_Cotton](https://sonexpilots.org/u/Bryan_Cotton) #### Post date: [February 13, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://sonexpilots.org/t/wingtip-attachment/5348/24 "2026-02-13T17:31:52Z")
Here you go: > [@Wingtip fasteners](https://sonexpilots.org/t/wingtip-fasteners/3914): > > Wingtip fasteners Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2024 11:12 pm by DWest Clearly the plans call for rivets. Has anyone used u-nuts and a 6-32 screw to fasten the wingtips or something other than rivets? Seems like a great way to allow for inspection and allow better access to the wing.. Thoughts? Re: Wingtip fasteners Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2024 11:21 pm by BobDz Not there yet. But I’ve been thinking along the same lines. Especially if I install position lights. Re: Wingtip fasteners Posted: Fri Feb … In particular: ![image](https://sonexpilots.org/uploads/default/original/2X/b/bc887830b4ff75da1b2c65cae0211aa1484910b2.png) [Previous page](https://sonexpilots.org/t/wingtip-attachment/5348.md?page=1)