Wing - Right Flaps and ailerons

2004-10-21 - Assembling the right aileron. (2.5 Hrs).

Finished assembling the right aileron.

Nose skin deburred and dimpled.

Remember to rivet the nose ribs to the lead pipe (AKA counterweight).

Half-done inside.

Bigger picture of inside done.

Ready for the pop rivets on the bottom.

I ran a countersink over the holes for the pop rivets, since they tend to sit up just a little.

Error
Oops, I free-handed the countersink on the counterweight rivets, and this one got away from me.

When I was all done, there was a bit of a bend to the aileron.

Looks like a good eighth-of-an-inch (actually, not so good).

So, I just bent the aileron at the stiffeners a little. Looks good to me.

Not going to get any closer.

I assembled the aileron in two hours, then I spent another hour installing the stupid brackets. There is no way to get a socket on these two nuts, and don't even think about the bolt, that's close to impossible. Looks like I will need to buy a thin-walled socket to get this right.

	Nose skin deburred and dimpled.
	Remember to rivet the nose ribs to the lead pipe (AKA counterweight).
	Half-done inside.
	Bigger picture of inside done.
	Ready for the pop rivets on the bottom.
	I ran a countersink over the holes for the pop rivets, since they tend to sit up just a little.
	Error Oops, I free-handed the countersink on the counterweight rivets, and this one got away from me.
	When I was all done, there was a bit of a bend to the aileron.
	Looks like a good eighth-of-an-inch (actually, not so good).
	So, I just bent the aileron at the stiffeners a little. Looks good to me.
	Not going to get any closer.
	I assembled the aileron in two hours, then I spent another hour installing the stupid brackets. There is no way to get a socket on these two nuts, and don't even think about the bolt, that's close to impossible. Looks like I will need to buy a thin-walled socket to get this right.