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RV-7
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Date: 1-12-2014
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Number of Hours: 5.50
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Brief Description: Finished left top skins; started ailerons
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With the help of my other favorite riviter, Julianna, we finished the installation of the left top wing skins. In contrast to the back riveting technique from yesterday, we tried the standard gun plus bucking bar, Julianna on the gun side. Results are much better, and faster. With good communication, we can zip easily through the riveting process.
On close inspection, I found a number (~15) of rivets that were folded a bit, and I removed and replaced with "oops" rivets. The hole tends to be too big for a standrd size 3 rivet after the first install. Also, about half of the back riveted rivets were a bit under driven, so we went through and touched them up with the gun and bar.
Gun and bar will the be way to go for the right skin.
Started on the ailerons; trimmed and deburred the 32 stifeners.
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Julianna on the gun (with 14 year old attidue)
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Cutting the aileron stiffeners
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