Right wing ribs being permanently bolted and riveted to the spar. Flap hinge brackets primed and riveted to their respective ribs.
Wings, spar, ribs continued…
Tag: Priming
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, spars, ailerons
Right wing main spar ready for its turn. Unfortunately, I ran out of J-stiffener stock and had to order another piece. So…over the next few days, I’ll be building the ailerons instead.
Aileron components primed.
More aileron components.
Aileron ribs and inboard & outboard hinge bracket bits.
