The right flap is now done, except for riveting the trailing edge. This is the last control surface assembly, and it seemed a bit odd to realize after I’d countersunk the trailing edge wedge that I wouldn’t need the drill jig any more. Assembly was straightforward, except for some reason about half a dozen holes on one end of the trailing edge were offset slightly, just enough for cleco’s to not fit. Match drilling through these holes worked fine without any enlargement so they weren’t that far off.
A long time ago on the empennage I messed up a VA-140 trailing edge wedge, and stole one from the wing kit. That left me one short. An RV-7 builder in Melbourne kindly obtained one for me along with his empennage kit. I finally unpacked it last week and used it for this flap – so thanks Joe!
Still plenty left to do on the wings, but I have some primer expiring towards the end of the year and a few months of mild weather coming up so I’m going to make a start on the fuselage in the coming weeks.
