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Jim's Web Site
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Date: 2-11-2014
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Number of Hours: 3.50
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Manual Reference:
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Brief Description:
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The aileron close-out went well, and the Hysol is curing nicely. The manual requires that 3/8 inch of the core of the trailing edge be hogged out, and epoxy/flox be placed between the upper and lower skins for final bonding. This part of the two skins have a foam core, about 1/8 inch thick, which is removed. A bit of a tedious task, but it went pretty well, and I added the requisite flox.
After that, I began prepping the bonding surfaces of the ribs and spars. The manual suggests that this sanding be completed before sealing the fuel bays, to prevent dust from getting in the sealer, so that's what I'm doing. While I was at it, I put a skim coat of epoxy/micro on the perimeter of the fuel bays, which I'll sand down tomorrow. The purpose of that is to fill the small voids left during the laying up of the spar and capstrips, so that I have a really even, void-free surface for bonding the lower skin around the fuel bays.
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Aileron trailing edge with flox
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Capstrips and spar partially prepped for bonding
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