Andre Burger - Experimental Aircraft Builder's Log

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Date: 8-30-2007
Number of Hours: 5.00
Manual Reference: 7-3
Brief Description: Fluted the wing main ribs

Bent the main rib flanges 90° to the web using hand seamers and then straightened them with fluting pliers. I used my granite kitchen top as a flat reference plane to flute the ribs to. This process took about 10 minutes per rib.

Bowed rib before fluting

After fluting

28 main ribs done

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