2.0 Hours -
The days of tedium are easily balanced out by a single day of final assembly. There’s something about a line of perfectly driven rivets that really gives you a sense of accomplishment.
The primer on the VS rear spar and double looked great, so it was time to assemble them. I clecoed the spar, doubler, and six hinge brackets together. Five different types of rivets are used to assemble the rear spar. Fortunately, the plans have a nice drawing with very clear rivet call outs for the entire rear spar. Using the pneumatic squeezer, riveting the rear spar was incredibly simple and straight forward. The finished product looked great!
Shop heads of the VS rear spar rivets.
Factory heads of the VS rear spar rivets.
The lower, forward portion of the rear spar uses flush rivets.
Next, I clecoed together the VS skeleton consisting of the front spar and four ribs. Riveting this together was a bit more complicated due to flanges getting in the way. However, with only 8 rivets needed to complete the entire assembly, I can’t complain too much. This also turned out perfect.
Only 8 rivets are needed to assemble the VS skeleton.
Finally, I clecoed the VS skin to the VS skeleton. I’ll see if I can get it riveted on tomorrow.
The skin is back on the VS...this time, it's ready to be riveted.
