Date RR CJ Barrie Strachan, Jim Rosser and/or Joe Sharp 8/9/10 4.3 8/11/10 6.5 13.0 8/16/10 2.0 8/17/10 5.0 2.5 8/18/10 5.3 3.3
___________________________ 23.1 5.8 13.0
Work progressed with putting the wings on. The hard part had been done with the help of friends but this had stopped when the wings were temporarily held in place. I had to order some bolts as there were not enough to go around with those supplied. Improper bolts and drill bits were left temporarily holding the wings in place.
During this work, the proper AN bolts were ordered and placed in position. Each nut was torqued to correct torque and marked with torque (anti-sabotage) paint when finished. The toughest part of this work was the four bolts where the wings attach to the top of the fuselage. Wings must be carefully aligned and there is a very cramped workspace. Also, the rivets at the upper connection of the front strut is a nuisance. That rivet should not be there or, if it is, it should be removed. The video shows the bracket being ground to fit around it and that is what I did. It would be better to remove it. It is not needed.
One of the brackets on the LH wing slat was on the wrong side and that was corrected. Work started to put on the RH flaps and slats.
