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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.
Right tank aft baffle and zee brackets sealed.
Completed magnetometer mount.
Right tank aft inboard rib and tank support bracket riveted.
Left tank pressure test successful.
Right tank fittings installed.
Right tank rivet shop heads and inboard rib & tank support bracket openings sealed.
Right tank ribs fully riveted.
Right tank aft inboard rib and tank support bracket sealed in place. Vent line fabricated and installed.
