Brief Description: Rivet Aileron Brackets to Rear Spars
I have been reluctant to rivet the aileron brackets to the rear spars by myself. But, since I didn't have anyone to help today, I decided to spend some time practicing setting AN470 4- rivets before jumping into the project. Once I felt comfortable setting the practice rivets I started in on the aileron brackets. I squeezed as many rivets as I could and shot/bucked the rest. This wasn't all that difficult. There were a couple of AN426 4- flush rivets mixed in that I had to watch out for in the plan's. The outboard brackets partially covered the holes that I had drilled for the wiring conduit. I wish I had looked far enough ahead and anticipated this. I ended up fabricating a reinforcement plate the is on the inboard face of this rib. The rib is sandwiched between the bracket and the reinforcement plate. I also added a couple of extra rivets to strengthen this joint.
