Saturday, September 6, 2008

Finished Section 13 and Nose Rib Trimming



As I had mentioned I received the part from Van's to complete Section 13. The hinge bracket was deburred and all edges were finished, it was primed as it is a mating part and then then hinge assembly was riveted and attached. Then started the process of nose rib trimming. Most of the aft flanges on the nose ribs were removed and on several of the nose ribs, the forward upper and lower tabs were removed. Will most likely read ahead a bit and do the same on the main wing ribs as the forward flange has to be removed on most of them. When that is done, the ribs are attached to the spar. So the steps, 1. Spar, 2. Ribs, 3. Skins. AND, I have a set of wings.

Time - 5 hours