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RV-6A - GBC
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Date:  12-14-2006
Number of Hours:  4.50
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Brief Description:  W-603 Top Skin, Rt

Finished drilling, dimping, and removing plastic from the W-603 top wing skin (Rt). With a few minor glitches (see next entry) involving the overlap area and extra rivets.

Could have used some more clecoes because they are in use on a number of other components.

Had to clean of the drill align lines and redraw them to compensate for the slight deviation in the ribs (T/E) towards the inbd (about 1/8th inch). This was causing the drill line to be a little off centerline of the ribs but caught and adjusted before it was 'bad'.

There will be a couple of VERY difficult rivets to buck, because of their position near other pieces (aileron brackets in particular). There were a couple of places where rivet spacing was close to rib flutes but after review and dimpling I think they are okay.

I may someday be a "repeat offender" but NEVER on an RV before the introduction of pre-punched components. The alignment and drill spacing is a major challenge. It's actually a wonder that anyone every finished 'scratch built' kits.

More notes on this subject follow.
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Drilled

Drilled

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Self portrait in wing skin

Self portrait in wing skin

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Drilled and Dimped

Drilled and Dimped

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