This week we worked on the assembly of the left flap. On Tuesday night we spent some time assembling the leading edge rib assemblies (these are the pieces that hold on the leading edge skin and also attach the flap to the wing. We then worked (both on Tuesday night and Saturday) on assembling the leading edge assemblies to the main spar. We also attached the main ribs. The leading edge was attached to the rib assemblies with a combination of blind rivets (also called pop rivets) and solid rivets. Finally we began riveting the top skin to the main spar.
Tuesday January 12
Scott squeezing some rivets.
A shot of the flap spar at some point during assembly.
Darren working on flap assembly.
Saturday January 16
Scott laying out the flap ribs.
Darren examining the flap prior to riveting
Darren riveting the leading edge skin onto the flap.
Scot tremoving the 2x4 used to weigh down the flap during the riveting of the leading edge skin.
Darren preping for the riveting of the top skin onto the flap.
Scott, and Darren riveting the flap's top skin into place.
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