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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Installed aileron bellcrank, started riveting bottom skins: 8.3 hours

I got the aileron bellcrank fitted and installed along with cushion clamps to route the pitot / aoa tubes and antenna wire around the crank. I also adjusted the length of the aileron push pull tube using the Vans provided jig.

I got the inboard bottom skin edge finished, deburred, dimpled, cleaned and primed.

I started riveting at the inboard rear spar and I believe that I have gotten the hardest rivets done but it was very slow work. Riveting the bottom skins involves a lot of bending the skins back and awkward reaches with the bucking bar.

 

Bellcrank installed.

 

Push pull tube setup:

 

Skin in place:

 

Hardest rivets done.