Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Wings

Moved LH Wing to table  ( 3 hrs )

Riveted VA195C Doubler to LH Wing, and trial fit Access Hatch VA195D.  All good.  

Sprayed 2nd coat of black on Landing Light mounting brackets and Backing Plates.  

Riveted VA146  Flange Bearing per Sect 18-05, Step 5.  Needed better access, so with assistance from my wife (thank-you !) moved LH Wing from cradle to table tops (1st time horizontal in shop).


Enabled access to Landing Light area, so cleco'd Light Bracket to F-D #40 holes in skins.   After deburr, dimpled top and bottom skins.   But, Main Squeeze with std 3" yoke can't reach any along top.  So after scratching around, I successfully dimpled via Cleaveland Tools "Tight Fit Dimpling Fixture" - w/ femle 3/32 die -  taped to tungsten bucking bar (more mass), and used C-Frame bottom set in rivet gun - w/ male die.   Ta Dah !  done...  

Painted inside of landing light area flat black per Sect 17-05 Step 2.