Van's RV-9A in Aurora

The Big Picture

The Big Picture
Flying! 8/28/2011

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

2.9 hrs, 122 rivets
Finished riveting the leading edge ribs to the spar with Katrin's help again. Some of those rivets feel kind of ugly, but they'll hold.



Then riveted the leading edge skin to the spar. The skin snugs down into those spar countersinks nice and snug. There's no gap at all between the spar and the skin. Just one rivet left as described yesterday.







Also dimpled the left tank skin #8 screw holes. Started setting it on the rib, but decided it would be better to fit every screw for every nutplate with the tank off first. Using Boelube on the bolt and screws for the first run through the nutplate. After those are all in, they'll come out easily with a cordless driver, and then the tank can go on.