21-10 Flaps Finished
Nice quick little job to finish off the flaps … riveting the bottom skins to the ribs. The holes have to be final drilled #33 to allow the MK-319-BS blind rivets to fit. I used…
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21-10 Flap Trailing Edges
Well having attempted to build the flaps with no twist, the next challenge is to finish them off by riveting the trailing edges together whilst keeping them perfectly straight! : ) The manual suggests keeping…
22-05 to 08 Counterbalance & Top Skin
Here’s a counterbalance attached to the ribs. Since this is stainless steel I did not prime the counterbalance tube, but made sure there was plenty of JC5A for corrosion protection where it touches the aluminium….
22-02 to 07 Attaching Doublers & Hinge Brackets
Now that aileron priming is all done, I could get on and start riveting the doublers and hinge brackets. Guess what drink I enjoy?? Here they are … rivets all squeezed. I found it best…
22-07 Machine Countersinking TE and Dimpling
Machine Countersinking Lots of holes to machine countersink, made easier with the little jig from Cleaveland. I machined flush plus 0.007″ as per section 5 advice. Edge Break I carefully “broke” the rear edges of the…
21-10 Nose Skin Blind Rivets
The rivet holes in the nose skin need final drilling with a #33 to allow a MK-319-BS rivet to fit. Interestingly, later on for the ailerons on page 22-08, Vans suggest a slightly smaller #34…
22-05 to 07 Back Riveting Stiffeners & Match Drilling TE
Back Riveting Stiffeners After the usual JC5A on the contact surfaces, the main aim is NOT to miss the back riveting plate! But it’s a straightforward little job, taking care not to get overconfident and…
21-10 Riveting Bottom Skins
The manual suggests that you cleco the bottom skin in place and check for unwanted twist by placing a digital level on the rear side of the hinge assemblies. But I found it very hard…
22-05 Dimpling Skins & Priming Aileron Parts
Dimpling While waiting for my rivet partner Tim to have some time available to help with the flaps, I’m pressing on with the ailerons. I dimpled the skin stiffener holes ready for priming. The manual…
21-09 Riveting Flap Nose & Top Skin
Tim helped out today with riveting the Flap Nose & Top Skins. Thinking ahead to this stage, and also later on for the fuselage, I had purchased another Tungsten Bucking Bar. This was it’s first…