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Date:  6-22-2014
Number of Hours:  6.50
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Brief Description:  Left outboard bottom skin riveting

Finished up the left bottom skin. Started by riveting all I could via the inspection ports on lower skin. Using a technique like the inboard skin, I was able to rivet from the bottom up and easily access the inner/outer skin joint and the two ribs on either side of the outboard port.

The most difficult two ribs to rivet were the 4th and 3rd from the tip. I had to start at the inboard, aft corder of the 4th bay from the tip, reach in and rivet the aft spar and then partially up the 4th rib. Then, before the gap at the main spar became too tight, I riveted the aft spar in the 3rd bay, then more up the 3rd rib. Continue upwards along the 4th spar, which left enough access withouth excessive bending of the skin. I used Gorilla Grip to limit motion of the skin to minimize the chances of kinking.

Once I was able to get past the 3rd rib, the outer two were relatively easy to access from the tip and the lightening holes in the rib.

Doable solo, though another hand would have been helpful for some of the long reaches. Overall, the skin came out nice!
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Thing 'o beauty!

Thing 'o beauty!

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