Here's a picture of the inside of the VS that will be closed off after the main spar is riveted. This is another of those places where a lot of care goes into getting it right but no one will ever be able to see it except with pictures like these.
Senin, 09 Maret 2009
Vertical Stabilizer Ready to Rivet Skin
Here's the Vertical Stabilizer ready to rivet the skin. It doesn't look much different from a previous post showing the VS skinned but a surprising amount of work goes into getting it ready to rivet on skins. You've got to match drill, deburr, dimple, clean, scuff, re-clean, prime and rivet the skeleton before you get to this stage.
Here's a picture of the inside of the VS that will be closed off after the main spar is riveted. This is another of those places where a lot of care goes into getting it right but no one will ever be able to see it except with pictures like these.
Here's a picture of the inside of the VS that will be closed off after the main spar is riveted. This is another of those places where a lot of care goes into getting it right but no one will ever be able to see it except with pictures like these.