Tag: Dimpling

Wings, ailerons assembly

Left aileron ready for trailing edge fitting.

Right aileron ready for trailing edge fitting.

Left aileron trailing edge drilled and clecoed.

Right aileron trailing edge drilled and clecoed.

Right aileron skins dimpled and ready for final assembly.

Right aileron spar primed.

Right aileron nose skin riveted and top skin partly done.

Right aileron ready for its bottom skin.

Right aileron bottom skin clecoed in place for riveting.

Right aileron trailing edge riveting underway.

Right aileron top skin trailing edge done.

Right aileron done!! It’s now leaning against the wall in the dining room for the duration.

Wings, ailerons progress

Left aileron nose section clecoed together and right aileron nose section partially disassembled to permit counterbalance drilling.

Aileron stiffeners – having been fabricated, drilled, deburred, and dimpled – await their second coat of primer.

Wings, flaps assembly

Left flap hinge bracket assemblies drilled together.

Left flap disassembly for dimpling and priming.

Left flap components ready for priming.

Left flap components primed.

Left flap spar and ribs primed.

Left flap components riveted and skins dimpled.

Left flap sub-structure riveted.

Left flap nose skin clecoed to sub-structure.

Left flap nose skin and sub-structure in cradles.

Left flap top skin clecoed to nose skin and sub-structure. Ready for riveting.