Tonight I continued on other stuff till I get the top wing skins riveted. I began by fabricating flap part FL-906C (two of these). The next parts fabricated were the little A-914 (control stops). I clecoed on the aileron bracket assembly to the wing frame and then clecoed on the gap fairings. Next I did the balloon leak test on the right tank......NO LEAKS ON EITHER TANKS!! I so happy I could shit......I also stopped by home depot today and bought a sheet of MDF. This stuff is like dense particle board and is very heavy. I had the guy at Home Depot cut it in to 2 - 2'x8' pieces. That way I don't have to haul the whole sheep down to my basement and cut it, then bring the pieces back upstairs to the shop....saved me alot of headache. I also got 3 very straight 8' - 2x4 studs. I made a frame of 2x4's and then glued and nailed the MDF to both sides. This will lay on top of my work bench and be a very straight and level surface to construct the flaps & ailerons on. I next moved on to the actual assembly of the aileron frame. The counter balance for the ailerons is done by a heavy stainless steel tube on the leading edge. This is riveted to ribs that attach to a small spar. I marked the holes, then drilled the SS tube in the drill press. I used Boelube and had no problems drilling. After assembly using clecoes and temporary pop rivets, I set aside both frames (I'm doing both at the same time), till I get the aileron skins ready.
Aileron and flap brackets and gap fairings clecoed to wing frame
