Month: June 2024

Wing Skins – Prep & Prime

Wing Skins – Prep & Prime

-Measured, marked & final trimmed W-716 Aileron Pushrod -Prepped (Alumiprep33) & Primed all right side wing skins, the lower left wing skins & the pushrods, new inflatable paint booth worked a treat   Manual Reference: 7-9, 7-11 Installed Removed Rivets Today…

RH Leading Edge – Riveting

RH Leading Edge – Riveting

-Finished clecoing leading edge assy to spar -Drilled spar-rib holes that i’d previously missed, misdrilled 2x to #19 but waiting on van’s for a solution -Flipped wing upside down to make access easier -Riveted all spar-rib holes using lp4 blind…

RH Wing Leading edge assembly

RH Wing Leading edge assembly

-Removed unsatisfactory OB fwd upper 426 rivet & replaced with MK-319-BS blind rivet -Installed MK-319-BS blind rivets in the FWD most upper position due to difficulty satisfactorily setting the 426 rivets in those positions -Positioned & started clecoing leading edge…

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