-Removed threaded rod ends from unsatisfactory W-818 pushrod assemblies & ordered some more 4130 tube to redo the rods. -Set the W-716 Aileron pushrod length & tightened jam nut -Bought the required 38mm (1.5″) holesaw, cut out fuel tank sender…
Category: Ailerons
-Primed then drilled & attempted riveting W-808 Aileron pushrod however as with many others I couldn’t get satisfactory rivets & due to expansion inside the pipe can’t remove the unsatisfactory rivets so looking into getting replacement pipe, cutting the rod…
-Clecoed RH wing upper skins in place -Made paper gauge for marking aileron pushrod ends for drilling & marked drill holes -Fitted VA-111 rod ends and drilled pipe to rod ends #40 -Opened up rod-rod end holes to #30 &…
-COULDNT ACCESS THE TAIL TO RIVET THE FWD MOST LWR MAIN RIB RIVET SO REMOVED LWR BOLT OF BOTH BRACKETS, RIVETED & RETORQUED BOLTS-POP RIVETED LWR SKIN-SPAR ROW -CHECKED STRAIGHTNESS AND IT CAME OUT GOOD-RH AILERON IS NOW COMPLETEBOTH AILERONS DONE!!…
DUE TO MY FUEL TANK BAFFLE ISSUES I DECIDED TO GET INTO SOMETHING ELSE AND THOUGHT I’D GIVE THE RIGHT AILERON RIVETING A GO WITH SOME ASSISTANCE-MADE SOME BRACKETS TO HOLD THE AILERON STEADY I SAW ON ANOTHER BUILDERS PAGE…
-FOUND SOME LIGHT CORROSION ON THE RIGHT AILERON SO REMOVED IT AND PRIMED THE LOWER FWD SKIN AREA Manual Reference: Installed Removed Rivets Today 0 0 Wing Rivets 2382 47 Total Project Rivets 4603 99 Hours 1 Total Hours 428…
-COMPLETED UPPER/LWR SKIN TO TOP SPAR FLANGE RIVETING -RIVETED UPPER NOSERIB-NOSE SKIN-RIVETED TOP ROW OF AFT SKIN-MAIN RIB RIVETS-INSTALLED ATTACH BRACKETS-CLECOED & WEIGHED DOWN AILERON -INSTALLED COUNTERBALANCE RIVETS-INSTALLED LWR FWD/MAIN RIB RIVETS-INSTALLED LWR SKINS-SPAR RIVETS***LH AILERON COMPLETE EXCEPT AFT MOST…
-REMOVED 2x RIVETS ON LH SPAR I ACCIDENTALY INSTALLED WHERE RIB GOES-CLECOED & MATCH DRILLED NOSE RIBS TO SPARS -CLECOED & MATCH DRILLED MAIN RIBS TO SPARS ***LH AILERON ONLY***-CLECOED SKINS ON & MATCH DRILLED/OPENED IP LWR SPAR HOLES TO…
-FOLDED TRAILING EDGES TO FINAL BEND-CUT 408 REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS OUT OF SUPPLIED .040″ MATERIAL-MATCH DRILLED REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS & AILERON ATTACH BRACKETS TO SPAR-DEBURRED, COUNTERSUNK & PRIMED 408 REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS-RIVETED 408 REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS TO SPARS & NUTPLATE TO LH ASSY ONLY…
-DEBURRED LE & MAIN AILERON RIBS–LE RIBS WERE VERY FIDDLY, FOUND IT BEST TO USE A COMBINATION OF NEEDLE FILES, STRIPS OF SANDPAPER & SCOTCHBRITE-PREPPED & PRIMED LE/MAIN RIBS & COUNTERBALANCE Manual Reference: 7-10 Installed Removed Rivets Today 0 0…