Up in the Air

8 SEP 14: Priming Tailcone / wing parts: 3 hours

Finished priming tailcone and began to prime some of the wing parts:

9 SEP 14: Priming wing parts: 9 hours

A long day of priming all the main spar parts. Always seems like it will go quicker than it does, but I really like the protection the Akzo offers, so the extra time is well worth it in my opinion. The first batch of 30 ribs:

The rear spars after Prekote prep drying:

Doesn’t look like much, but a lot of work to get all of this Prekoted and primed:

11 SEP 14: Page 13-4 step 11, page 13-5 step 1, page 14-3 steps 5-7: 5.25 hours

Riveted nutplates to the W-1020 tie-down brackets:

Attached the W-1020 tie-down brackets and aileron bellcranks to the spar assembly:

Riveted the flap hinge rib and flap hinge bracket to the inboard wing ribs; riveted the VA-146 flange bearing, W-1029A and W-1029B torque tube support brackets, W-1029C angle, W-1029D and W-1029E spacers together. Riveted the W-1029C angle support bracket assembly to the web of the W-1010 inboard wing ribs. Riveted the W-1025B flap hinge ribs and W-1025A flap hinge brackets to the W-1010 inboard wing ribs:

12 SEP 14: Page 14-4 step 1, page 14-5 step 1-4, page 14-6 step 1: 6.25 hours

Installed SB437-4 snap bushings in the W-1010 and W-1011 inboard wing ribs. Clecoed the ribs to the spar assembly and final-drilled #40 the forward most hole in the forward tabs of the seven inboard most W-1011 inboard wing ribs:

Riveting the forward flange of the ribs to the main spar – stinking hot in the garage!!!

Had to get the wing rib shot that I see in everyone else’s build logs:

13 SEP 14: Page 14-6 step 1, page 15-2 steps 5-7, page 15-4 steps 3-4: 5.75 hours

Installed bolts in the upper/lower attach holes of the wing ribs. Pressed bearing com 3-5s into all W-1013A/trimmed aileron hinge bracket spacers. Riveted the assemblies together:

Final drilled #40 and dimpled the 26 inboard most holes that are located in the upper flange of the W-1007A rear spar web:

Riveted the rear spar parts together. The plans have you rivet it together while clecoed to the ribs. I chose to rivet what I could using the table vice and then rivet to the ribs. Much easier, and this allowed me to use the squeezer on all but one rivet: