25/08/2008 - Started to rivet the flaps together

As the top skins are still away for priming there was only a little that could be done today on the flaps.  So the nose ends of the ribs were riveted with their corresponding spaces, sprayed dark green using a rattle can.  The brackets were installed onto the spar and ribs and then clecoed together waiting for the top skins to return.

25/08/2008 - Leak testing again !

Like I said in early pages I had one leak which was the BNC connector and even with Loctite I have not been able to resolve it.  The leak is not to bad when the voltage converter is added and when this was all wet I checked for any shorting as there was none.  So made the decision to just seal up the whole connector once the wing was on and the voltage regulator was in place.

A slightly better picture of the inside of the leading edge showing the rivet detail from yesterday

25/08/2008 - Installing the fuel tank onto the spar

So with the above decision made it was time to fit the tank to the spar.  All the bolts went in fine, and I used some Loctite thread locker to make sure.  I am very happy with the fit over the top of the wing as you can see by the pictures.  The screws have been installed again with thread locker on the top side.

The underneath is a different story. The tank to main skins fit well, but the tank to leading edge skin has a gap.  It starts about half way down just accepting a piece of paper between the skins and then builds up to the edge at the spar as a gap of 1/32".