After cleaning and sanding the mating surfaces, the Fuel Tank Gap Rib was epoxied and riveted in place using the Hysol structural epoxy. A section of cap strip between the Gap Rib and the leading spar was carefully cut to size. After sanding and cleaning the cap strip and fiberglass tank the cap strip was epoxied and held down with weights until the epoxy cured overnight.
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| Fuel Tank Gap Rib and Cap Strip Epoxied in Place |
Next we started gathering the parts for attaching the aileron pulley assemblies. We checked the aileron deflection with a angle meter, checking for 30 degrees either way. We noticed we easily get the 30 degree down deflection, but having to tweak the opening on the fiberglass aileron leading edge to allow full 30 degree up deflection. We're trying not to remove too much material, so it's a tedious on/off process to slowly creep up on a little more than 30 degrees. Hours: 3
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| Measuring Aileron Up/Down Deflection |
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