| Hours today: | 0.5 | Hours wings: | 19.4 | Hours total: | 114.3 |
| Rivets today: | 38 | Rivets wings: | 343 | Rivets total: | 2422 |
Riveted the rib components of the right flap together. Did some cleaning of the skin.
The built-up ribs riveted together prior to installation in the flap.
| Hours today: | 2.4 | Hours wings: | 18.9 | Hours total: | 113.8 |
| Rivets today: | 0 | Rivets wings: | 305 | Rivets total: | 2384 |
Followed the same process for the next two compound ribs: deburr, roughen, dimple, degrease, prime. Then started with the skin. In the photo, the deburring has just finished, and roughening is about to start.
The skin of the first flap waiting for roughening
Almost all the holes were deburred using a tool, but the two or so closest to the fold were sand-papered.
| Hours today: | 2.4 | Hours wings: | 16.5 | Hours total: | 111.4 |
| Rivets today: | 0 | Rivets wings: | 305 | Rivets total: | 2384 |
Roughened, dimpled and primed the first four ribs. Then started on the parts making up two of the compound ribs, and took them through the whole process: deburr, roughen, dimple, prime.
Parts for two compound ribs used in the flaps
| Hours today: | 0.9 | Hours wings: | 14.1 | Hours total: | 109.0 |
| Rivets today: | 0 | Rivets wings: | 305 | Rivets total: | 2384 |
I unpacked the parts for the flaps. There seemed to be a lot compared to the ailerons, so instead of doing each stage to all the parts at once, I divided them into three batches and processed each batch before moving on to the next one.
Today, I deburred the four simple ribs of the first flap.
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