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Date:  10-24-2021
Number of Hours:  4.90
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Brief Description:  Wing tips continued

I continued on the wingtips today in order to try to get them closer to being completed.

I began by riveting all the hinges to the left and right wings. Out of 144 rivets installed I only had one goof up and had to drill that one out and install a new one.

I moved on to the wingtips and countersank all the holes in the tips. I left the hinges in the wing tips while countersinking them as it added rigidity to the process. I countersank them just a hair below the surfact in order to cover them with micro.

Next I removed the hinges and deburred all of them. The wing tips are ready for riveting the hinges. I will use some proseal adhesive also between the hinges and the fiberglass tip to assist in getting a good bond due to the possibility of the rivets wanting to pull through the fiberglass. It is not that probable that they will but just some extra assurance.
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Hinges riveted to wing

Hinges riveted to wing

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Wing tips countersunk

Wing tips countersunk

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