Category: Flaps

Right Flap Completion

Right Flap Completion

-Riveted bottom skin-spar-hinge -Right Flap Complete Manual Reference: 7-11 Installed Removed Rivets Today 57 0 Wing Rivets 3387 73 Fuse Rivets 24 0 Empennage Rivets 2215 49 Total Project Rivets 5632 121 Hours 1 Total Hours 519 Statistics

Right Flap Closing up

Right Flap Closing up

-Finished riveting flap skins to each other -Clecoed 706B to inboard rib, drilled to platenut, countersunk and riveted together -Riveted both end ribs to assembly -Slid spar in and pop riveted spar to ribs -Drove top row of skin-spar rivets…

Riveting Right Flap

Riveting Right Flap

-Riveted another bay and a half completing internal ribs Manual Reference: 7-11 Installed Removed Rivets Today 34 1 Wing Rivets 3218 68 Fuse Rivets 24 0 Empennage Rivets 2215 49 Total Project Rivets 5463 116 Hours 1 Total Hours 515.5 Statistics

Right Flap Starting Assembly

Right Flap Starting Assembly

-Riveted 706A to spar -Removed fwd rivet from inboard rib nutplate that i mistakenly fitted earlier -Found that although primer looks much better on this side its quite soft and scratches easily, doesn’t appear to have etched properly, my guess…

Left Flap Riveting

Left Flap Riveting

-Riveted all internal ribs to skins -Riveted skins together at rear spar-Found that some offcuts of kaizen foam from my toolbox made holding the bucking bar in place easier -Realised I was meant to leave one of the bearing attach…

Left Flap prep/priming

-Continued deburring of right flap-Found a fair bit of light surface corrosion on skin edges and around holes-Removed corrosion-Dimpled as required Primed with P99 wash primer i’m trying out, didn’t come out as well as I had hoped with a fair…

Flap Bracket drilling

Flap Bracket drilling

-Partially assembled both flaps in order to mount FL-706A & B brackets-Clamped and match drilled brackets to spar, end rib and each other -Opened up rod end attach points to 1/4″ but cant find the platenuts so that’ll have to…

Flap Countersinking

Flap Countersinking

-Countersunk lower flap spars-Hole deburred & dimpled remaining flap spar-Deburred hinge-Bent FL-706Bs bracketsManual Reference: Installed Removed Rivets Today 0 0 Wing Rivets 2862 60 Fuse Rivets 24 0 Empennage Rivets 2215 49 Total Project Rivets 5107 109 Hours 1 Total…

DRILLING FLAPS

-DRILLED FLAP SKINS TO BOTH FLAPS-FOR SOME REASON I REMOVED THE CUTTER FROM MY #40 MICROSTOP SO I’LL COUNTERSINK TO SPAR LATER-DISASSEMBLED & DEBURRED/DIMPLED/PRIMED ALL RIBS -TRIMMED PIANO HINGE TO CORRECT LENGTH Manual Reference: 7-11 Installed Removed Rivets Today 0…

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