Saturday, April 19, 2014

18 APR 14: Page 9-10 steps 4-7, page 9-11 steps 1-6: 8.25 hours
Riveted the two E-910 hinge reinforcement plates and nutplates to both E-1002 spars:

Riveted the E-905 root ribs to the E-1002 front spars, installed snap bushings into spars, riveted the WD-605-L/R-1 elevator horns to the front spars and root ribs:
Riveted the nutplates to the E-615 and E-1015 reinforcement plates, then back riveted the reinforcement plates to the E-1001B skins:

Back riveted all the E-1008 rib halves to the E-1001 skins:
4 skins and 256 back rivets later…:

Riveted the E-1007 rear spars to the aft flanges of the E-1008B rib halves:
Finished the night by riveting the remaining E-1022 shear clips and E-921 elevator gussets to the E-1007 rear spars:

19 APR 14: Page 9-12 steps 4-7, page 9-11 steps 1-6: 8.25 hours
Riveted the E-1007 rear spar to the E-1001B bottom skin and the E-1001A top skin.  Riveted the second flange of the E-1007 rear spar to the second skin using a special bucking bar:
Finished riveting the rest of the E-1007 flanges with the squeezer:

Skins riveted to the spars:

 Riveted the E-1008 rib halves together with blind rivets:
Clecoed the front spar assemblies to the E-1008 ribs and E-1001 skins.  Riveted the E-1002 front spar to the forward E-1008 rib flanges using blind rivets:

Riveted the skins to the front spar flanges:

At the end of the night, the elevators are all riveted up:

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