Last weekend I worked on the left tie-down bracket, having received the replacement bolts I ordered from Aircraft Spruce. Brian Judge also came over to help deburr some of the right wing main ribs. And then we got distracted fixing up Erin's car...
So we were back at it this weekend, got the left tie-down bracket bolted on!
Then I worked on the replacement rear spar reinforcement plate, edge-deburring it last week, clamping it in place this week:
Match-drilling:
Countersunk, deburred, scuffed & cleaned, ready for primer:
And then Sam came out to squash some rivets!
Since I had some extra hands and the weather was nice, we assembled the left wing skeleton:
Like mother, like daughter:
Sister act...
And don't worry Adam & Rochelle, your ribs are together (and right behind the gas tank - you're welcome, Adam!).
Parting shot - look closely at the lightening holes...
We accomplished a lot today in pretty short order; of course, once these holes are match-drilled, we're back in the deburring doldrums. Ah well, we're not far from hanging these puppies on the wing stand - and time to skin 'em! Crazy.
Wings: 4 hrs
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