Work on the wings has been progressing nicely, albeit slower than I would like. I decided to start on the left aileron, which uses techniques learned while building the elevators, as I can work on it at the same time as the wings.
I started by trimming the stiffeners for both of the ailerons, removing the vinyl from the rivet lines of the left aileron skin, and match drilling the stiffeners in place. Once that was completed, I deburred the end and nose ribs, and ran the stiffeners through the Scotchbrite wheel to clean up the edges. The left side spar was then deburred, and the nose and side ribs attached and match drilled. With the majority of the skeleton assembled, the nose skin was attached to the spar and match drilled in place. All components were then disassembled and holes deburred. The skin and stiffeners for the left aileron were dimpled, primed and then back riveted together. It's nice to see a control surface coming together quickly.
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| Left and right side aileron stiffeners cut |
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| Stiffeners match drilled to skin |
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| Nose ribs, end ribs, and stiffeners deburred |
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| Left aileron skeleton assembled without counterbalance pipe |
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| Nose skin attached and match drilled to spar and nose ribs |
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| Reinforcement plates attached to spar and back drilled |
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| Left aileron skin dimpled |
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| Ready for primer |
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| Stiffeners primed |
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| Skin and stiffeners back riveted together |
