jamcgee1978
Active Member
So i’m Finally reaching the point at which to close up the elevators on pg 9-14 step 6 whereby the plans ask me to perform the following:
1) Rivet the top skin to flange of front spar
2) Rivet skin to counterbalance skin & flange of outboard tip rib but no further than the rear spar to allow trailing edge insert etc
Now my head scratching moment that I also had when the plans asked you to dimple all the holes in the skins top and bottom to #40 and then ask you in section 12 to matchdrill/dimple those same tip rib holes to accept #30.
If I go ahead and rivet above how do you carry out :
Section 12-2 step 3 which asks the builder to match drill #40 the fairing tips using the holes in the top and bottom skins and counterbalance skins as guides then final drill the skins holes to #30 and dimple to accept CS4-4 blind rivets.
There will be no room to dimple these holes....pulling hair out moment I’m sure so just wondering if others have held off until attaching the fairings.
1) Rivet the top skin to flange of front spar
2) Rivet skin to counterbalance skin & flange of outboard tip rib but no further than the rear spar to allow trailing edge insert etc
Now my head scratching moment that I also had when the plans asked you to dimple all the holes in the skins top and bottom to #40 and then ask you in section 12 to matchdrill/dimple those same tip rib holes to accept #30.
If I go ahead and rivet above how do you carry out :
Section 12-2 step 3 which asks the builder to match drill #40 the fairing tips using the holes in the top and bottom skins and counterbalance skins as guides then final drill the skins holes to #30 and dimple to accept CS4-4 blind rivets.
There will be no room to dimple these holes....pulling hair out moment I’m sure so just wondering if others have held off until attaching the fairings.
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