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Buck's RV-8
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Date:  1-3-2007
Number of Hours:  2.40
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Brief Description:  Hanging the flap

Drilled out all holes on the flap brace and wing skin. Clecoed the bottom wing skin in place and drilled out the remaining holes in the flap brace. Measured, cut and bent the flap hinge wire. Test-fit the flap to the wing. Lined up the trailing edge with the aileron, and positioned the flap to give the required 1/4" spacing from the aileron. Marked the hinge. Trimmed about 1/8" off the flap skin so it will clear the wing spar. Clamped the flap in place and devised a method to drill the skin/brace/hinge. Sanded, cleaned and primed the flap brace.
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Match-drilling the flap brace to the wing skin.

Match-drilling the flap brace to the wing skin.

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An easy way to set the 1/4

An easy way to set the 1/4" gap between the aileron and flap -- the old 1/4" drill bit trick...

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Beginning to trim off a bit of the leading edge of the flap skin so it won't hit the wing spar.

Beginning to trim off a bit of the leading edge of the flap skin so it won't hit the wing spar.

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