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09-06-2004

3.5

Smoothed edges on all eight slat brackets

Made eight L angles to fit the slat ribs

Drilled and fit slat bracket and L angle to the slat ribs

Drilled all holes to #30

Disassembled, deburred  and applied Cortec VCI-373 Wash Primer/Corrosion Inhibitor to all mating surfaces of the slat ribs

Assembled all eight ribs and riveted with A4 rivets

09-07-2004

6.5

Drilled L angles for leading edge of all four slat panels and clecoed together

Disassembled, deburred  and applied Cortec VCI-373 Wash Primer/Corrosion Inhibitor to mating surfaces of the slat skin and L angles

Assembled and riveted L angles in all four slat panels

09-09-2004

8.5

Fit, drilled to proper size and clecoed slat ribs to right wing inboard and outboard slat skin bottoms

Deburred skat ribs and skins and applied Cortec VCI-373 Wash Primer/Corrosion Inhibitor to mating surfaces of the slat ribs and skins

Assembled and riveted slat ribs to slat bottom skins

Using jigs, rolled upper slat skins over inboard and outboard slat ribs, drilled and clecoed slat skin to ribs

Drilled and clecoed Z angle to upper skin

Laid out rivet pattern on slats lower trailing edge material and predrilled the holes to #40

Aligned slats lower trailing edge material on both inboard and outboard right wing slats and drilled to #40

Drilled all holes in slat skins up to proper size and clecoed together

Fit, drilled and clecoed the inboard and outboard fiberglass slat tips in place

09-10-2004

8.0

Diassembled and applied Cortec VCI-373 Wash Primer/Corrosion Inhibitor to mating surfaces of the slat ribs, lower trailing edge material and skins

Assembled slat panels and installed fiberglass tips

Pulled all rivets on the inboard and outboard right wing slats

Squeezed slat trailing edge solid rivets. Right wing slat panels done.

Started assembly of left wing slats by fitting the ribs to the inboard and outboard skins and drilling to #30

Removed the ribe and applied Cortec VCI-373 Wash Primer/Corrosion Inhibitor to mating surfaces of the slat ribs and slat skins

Installed ribs and pulled the rivets on the bottom slat skins to hold the ribs

09-11-2004

4.5

Made two slat alignment tools and slat trailing edge distance blocks

Using jigs, rolled upper slat skins over inboard and outboard slat ribs, drilled and clecoed slat skin to ribs

09-12-2004

8.0

Drilled and clecoed Z angle to upper skins

Laid out rivet pattern on slats lower trailing edge material and predrilled the holes to #40

Aligned slats lower trailing edge material on both inboard and outboard left wing slats and drilled to #40

Drilled all holes in slat skins up to proper size and clecoed together

Fit, drilled and clecoed the inboard and outboard fiberglass slat tips in place

Diassembled and applied Cortec VCI-373 Wash Primer/Corrosion Inhibitor to mating surfaces of the slat ribs, lower trailing edge material and skins

Assembled slat panels and installed fiberglass tips

Pulled all rivets on the inboard and outboard left wing slats

Squeezed slat trailing edge solid rivets. Left wing slat panels done.

Using slat alignment tools, positioned and drilled the right wing slat brackets to the wing slat attachment brackets

Drilled all slat attachment holes up to 3/16”

Laid out rivet pattern and drilled both slat overlap joints to #30 on top of slat skins

09-13-2004

2.0

Laid out rivet pattern and drilled both slat overlap joints to #30 on the bottom of slat skins

Removed slats, deburred holes, assembled slats and installed rivets on the overlap joint of both the left and right slats

09-14-2004

3.5

Bolted flaperon attachment arms to bottom of both wings

Laid out, cut and drilled four left hand flaperon attachment brackets to size

Laid out, cut and drilled four rear splice plates to initial size

09-17-2004

8.0

Laid out, cut and drilled four left hand flaperon attachment brackets to size

Marked, drilled and assembled both outboard flaperons to bottom of skins

Diassembled, deburred and applied Cortec VCI-373 Wash Primer/Corrosion Inhibitor to mating surfaces of the outboard flaperon spars, rear ribs and nose ribs and skins

Assembled and riveted bottom of both outboard flaperons

Drilled top side of right outboard flaperon to proper size and secured with clecos

Diassembled, deburred and applied Cortec VCI-373 Wash Primer/Corrosion Inhibitor to mating surfaces of the outboard flaperon spars, rear ribs, nose ribs, skins and trailing edges

Painted right fiberglass flaperon tip with gray primer

Assembled both outboard flaperons and riveted the right outboard flaperon

09-18-2004

6.5

Installed and riveted the right outboard flaperon splice plate

Drilled the right outboard flaperon attachment brackets to 5/32” and installed on the wing with clecos

Drilled top side of left outboard flaperon to proper size and secured with clecos

Diassembled, deburred and applied Cortec VCI-373 Wash Primer/Corrosion Inhibitor to mating surfaces of the left outboard flaperon spars, rear ribs, nose ribs, skins and trailing edges

Painted left fiberglass flaperon tip with gray primer

Riveted the top of the left outboard flaperon

Installed and riveted the left outboard flaperon splice plate

Drilled the left outboard flaperon attachment brackets to 5/32” and installed on the wing with clecos

09-19-2004

8.0

Marked, drilled and assembled both inboard flaperons to bottom of skins

Diassembled, deburred and applied Cortec VCI-373 Wash Primer/Corrosion Inhibitor to mating surfaces of the inboard flaperon spars, rear ribs and nose ribs and skins

Assembled and riveted bottom of both inboard flaperons

09-20-2004

9.5

Marked, drilled and assembled both inboard flaperons to top half  of skins

Diassembled, deburred and applied Cortec VCI-373 Wash Primer/Corrosion Inhibitor to mating surfaces of the inboard flaperon spars, rear ribs and nose ribs and skins

Assembled and riveted top of both inboard flaperons

Made new flaperon control horns 10mm higher than kit parts

Laid out, drilled and assembled control horns to flaperon root ribs and clecoed in place after using a laser to align the flaperon attachment brackets with the pivot hole in the control horn

Drilled all the inboard flaperon attachment brackets to 5/32” and installed on the wing with clecos

Set 16mm washout in both flaperon assemblies, installed and riveted the left and right inboard flaperon splice plates to the flaperon splice end ribs

Flaperons complete with the exception of the flaperon nose splice

09-29-2004

2.0

Installed the left and right nose splice plates on the flaperons

Total Time:

78.5

Slats and Flaperons complete until installation on the fuselage