To start today’s session, I treated the Aileron Gap Fairings (x2) and Flap Gap Fairings (x2) with Alumiprep and Alodine. Because of their size, I used my spray bottles, grey Scotchbrite, and foam brushes. After the pieces had thoroughly dried, I primed them with Akzo primer.
The next step in the plans was to rivet the Flap Gap Stiffeners to the Flap Gap Fairings. They are attached with four AN426AD3-3.5 rivets. The two pictures below show one of the Stiffeners attached.....top picture the manufactured head and the bottom picture the shop head. I set all eight rivets with the pneumatic squeezer.
After riveting the Stiffeners, I clecoed all four Fairings in place on the Left and Right Wing Rear Spars and Top Skins. The picture below shows the Left Wing with the Flap Gap Fairing clecoed into place.....silver #40 clecos to the Top Skin and the copper #30 clecos to the Rear Spar. The Fairing will be attached using 93 rivets.
This picture shows the Aileron Gap Fairing clecoed into place. This Fairing will be attached using 69 rivets.
