Got back into the ailerons today after doing some bits-and-pieces work on the wings. I’d previously clecoed the aileron skins, leading edge and spars\/counterweights together for both ailerons and persuaded Captain John to help rivet the upper skin\/leading egde\/spar rivet line. Taking a cue from Chad Jensen, I attached a couple of pieces of 2″x4″ to the workbench and placed the aileron nose-down between them. A couple of small screws hold them in place. This makes it relatively easy to do the riveting, but it still works best with two persons – so Captain John came up to help.<\/p>\n
After a couple of hours we were done and proceeded to our favorite beer-and-nacho joint, the Sunset Tap and Grill<\/a> in Allston, MA<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Got back into the ailerons today after doing some bits-and-pieces work on the wings. I’d previously clecoed the aileron skins, leading edge and spars\/counterweights together for both ailerons and persuaded Captain John to help rivet the upper skin\/leading egde\/spar rivet … Continue reading ![\"Captain](\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/ail_rivet_cj.jpg\" "\\"ail_rivet_cj\\"")
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