Wing Flap 22-5-5 to 22-7-1
In between priming sessions, I continued on flap tasks where priming was not required, the main one being countersinking the trailing edge wedge holes. I decided to use a drill press here as I had done previously (rather than handholding the drill) as I felt I had better control and more consistent countersinks. Pieces clamped to the drill press table while drilling Countersinks came out nicely at the correct depth for a dimpled #40 hole Four trailing edge wedge pieces countersunk and ready for installation Next I riveted together the nose rib pieces and hinge brackets These were all easily done with the pneumatic squeezer.. Inboard nose ribs riveted to doublers, along with a nutplate where specified Hinge bracket parts riveted together with good separation between the rivet shop heads Double flush riveting went well with the pneumatic squeezer, with hardware temporarily installed to maintain hinge hole alignment on the bracket pieces After riveting the nose rib and hinge parts togethe