Well, it’s been a few days, and it’s time to rivet up the first aileron’s trailing edge. After cleaning up the holes, I popped in
Category: Wings
Gap fairings riveting
Since I had to wait on the proseal for the second aileron, I figured I’d rivet on the wing gap fairings. This is a very
The flaps begin
Since the aileron training edge needs to cure longer before I attempt to rivet it, I decided that I would start construction of the flaps.
Ailerons are DONE!
Another section bites the dust! I got the remaining trailing edge riveted up. Next, I installed the attach hardware. This took a bit of time,
Flaps day 2
Tonight was the second night working on the flaps, but it was one of those days when you start with a big pile of parts
Flap drilling
Got the flap parts all match drilled.
More flap stuff
Started out today by match drilling the holes at the trailing edge of the flap attach brackets. With that done, I disassembled the flaps.
Deburring
Lots of deburring. I have to say this is the task I like least of all.
More deburring
I finished deburring the parts of the flaps. I also scuffed them up for priming. I’ve been doing this before dimpling as the dimples make
Flap parts dimpled
Like the title says, I got all the parts of the flaps dimpled.