I had a couple of replies on the forums. One went into some detail about how they had used straps to cinch the metal skin to the ribs and then four pairs of hands to push the skin down while…
Day 13: Left side inboard slat (1h 50m)
While waiting for some online help on finishing the first slat I got started on preparing the second inboard slat, the left one, or pilot’s side. I basically repeated all the steps from the previous days with the pax-side slat…
Day 12: Install ribs to right inboard slat (1h 35m)
In what is becoming a common start to the build day, the first task we deburring all the holes, applying our primer and then re-assembling everything for riveting. Before Christmas I bought a compressor so that we could use the…
Day 11: Slat Ribs and (1h 30m)
The day started off with completing the 8 ribs by deburring the holes, applying protection and then riveting together the rib, L-angle and bracket. After this the ribs were cleco’d into place on the skin using the pre-drilled holes Note…