Priming - Wing Flap 22-5-6
The next step in flap assembly is riveting parts together. There are a lot of identical parts to the flaps and prior to cleaning and priming them I tagged them with their relative positions from inboard to outboard end of each left and right flap and that worked well.
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| Flap parts tagged and cleaned with acetone |
Next I went through the usual process of applying EkoEtch to remove the alclad layet, followed by spraying EkoPrime primer. I did this over multiple shorter sessions
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| Nose ribs and hinge brackets drying after being prepared with EkoEtch |
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| Nose ribs and hinge brackets curing for a couple of days after priming |
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| Trailing ribs and spars after tagging and wiping with acetone |
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| Trailing ribs and spars drying after EkoEtch preparation |
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| Trailing ribs and spars curing after applying primer |
Time Taken: 8.1 hours
Dates: July 15 2024 - July 21 2024
RV-10 Build Total Time: 765.8 hours
Priming Total Time: 91.7 hours (not included in build time totals)