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Andrews Web Site
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Date: 2-14-2023
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Number of Hours: 8.00
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Brief Description: Inboard (stub) wing section
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(Note: There have been some delays in getting progress on the Nexus since my RV-4 annual inspection was due and it took a lot of work this year.)
Working Nexus inner wing root details. I cut out some blanks for the upper skin on the root as shown in image 1. I should know better by now, but I need to be more careful when I use the dimensions that are on the plans. Turns out, the length of the skin is not quite long enough, it needs about 2 more inches than depicted on the plans, so the skins shown in image 1 are scrap. Meanwhile, I also started working on the upper skin. This requires bending as needed to match the inner ribs and to meet flush with the outboard wing panel. Based on what I am seeing with the first panel (right wing) this will not be as hard as feared. However, before I commit to drilling the holes and anchoring the skin, I am going back and completing the final drilling, debur and riveting of the inboard substructure. I also completed the riveting of any fuselage rivets that will be inaccessible after the inboard ribs are installed. Having said that, I did not rivet the floorboard skins that have rivets through the fuselage side panels. These rivets will be a challenge to access in the future, but I cannot close the fuselage with these panels before substantial work that is needed on the control systems.
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Newly made scrap metal
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Starting forward skin fitting
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Cleaning up rivets in inaccessible areas
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