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Date:  6-26-2013
Number of Hours:  3.00
Manual Reference:  7-4
Brief Description:  Flap/aileron gap seals/supports – rt wing & Cradle

Started off the night by removing the bottom skins off of the left wing and returning them to the above storage location. I then cut the 721 for the right wing, and deburred it’s edge, same as before. Since the wifey was still at work, I went ahead on laid on the garage floor and installed the 721/724 pirces on the right wing that was still hanging in the wing stand. My arms and neck got a good workout as I was defying gravity thru all of the drill/cleco iterations….cleco to install – final drill - move clecos over on spot – final drill again – then remove clecos to remove the part.

After drilling the bottom skins and the 721/724 I removed the bottom skins and returned them to their spot in the upper storage loft…

Then, using a 709 rib, I cut out two pieces of 23/32” plywood to use for my leading edge cradle. I made it to Van’s spec and then cut out a notch in the 2x4 for the 23/32” to sit in… I used gorilla glue to hold the cradle in the 2x4 and added some shims, jammed into the notch to make the 90 degree orientation that I wanted. The cradle turned out real nice… going to let it sit overnight and dry!
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leading edge cradle - just needs padding

leading edge cradle - just needs padding

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