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RV-9A Wing Construction Log
Sunday, January 04, 2004
Finished top side of right flap
Finished riveting the top skins. After riveting, I discovered a problem. The trailing edge of the skin was pretty wavy. I laid it down on the table and really couldn't get it to lay flat that way either. What happened is that I put the cradles on either end of the flap and it caused the spar to sag in the middle which in turn caused the skin to buckle.
TIP: Make sure you take the above problem into account when riveting. Maybe put the cradles towards the center instead of on the ends.
If I bend the spar I'm able to take out the buckle. I'm debating whether to drill out all the rivets or try and just rivet the bottom skin on while holding the buckle out.
(Time: 1 hours)
