ERushing
Well Known Member
I thought I was ready to prime the vertical stabilizer components and start riveting until I came across this. Is this a build-on moment or a re-order and try again moment.
Page 6-3 Step 8 - I machine countersunk the rear spar flange holes to accept the skin dimple. In order to get the dimple to fit nice and flat, I had to go pretty deep. When I went back to check prior to priming, I found that the rivet swims in the hole:
The rear spar cap sits behind the rear spar and accepts the rivet. Not sure if I’m OK to build on or if I should re-order the rear spar:
For clarity, here’s the rear spar machine countersink from the other side - Note that the skin dimple sits in this countersink. Rivet is shown for demonstration purposes:
Your thoughts would be appreciated!
Page 6-3 Step 8 - I machine countersunk the rear spar flange holes to accept the skin dimple. In order to get the dimple to fit nice and flat, I had to go pretty deep. When I went back to check prior to priming, I found that the rivet swims in the hole:
The rear spar cap sits behind the rear spar and accepts the rivet. Not sure if I’m OK to build on or if I should re-order the rear spar:
For clarity, here’s the rear spar machine countersink from the other side - Note that the skin dimple sits in this countersink. Rivet is shown for demonstration purposes:
Your thoughts would be appreciated!
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