Riveting left elevator skeleton - 1 November 2008

3.5 hours

Assembling counterbalance rib Assembling counterbalance rib(Full size)
Riveted together the counterbalance ribs and cleco'd on the skin. Then riveted the skin to the ribs
Skin riveted to counterbalance ribs Skin riveted to counterbalance ribs(Full size)
Here is the finished rivets on the counterbalance assembly
Hinge doublers Hinge doublers(Full size)
Cleco'd the doublers to the spar and put in the rivets and nutplates
The inner rib and spar The inner rib and spar(Full size)
The inner rib and spar are riveted together with flush head rivets so that the elevator horn assembly can be put on top of it
Drilling elevator horn to spar Drilling elevator horn to spar(Full size)
The elevator horn is now cleco'd into place and positioned. Once that is done, it is drilled for -4 rivets.

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