Sun 18 December 2005 |
| Why is it after I have a problem - then I find the same information on Dan's site! Anyway, the dimpled canopy skin / countersinking the aft tube is a BAD idea. I 'flattened' the dimples as best I could and re-cleco'd the skin to the frame. Then countersinked through the whole structure for the flush blind rivets. | 
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| The canopy forward skin lifts at the rear edge - I then realised there should be rivets here! The obvious option would have been to extend the two aft most AD4s through the skin, and now space for additional AD3s is a problem. | 
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| This is the other side - you can see with the space we are working with. | 
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| I ended up going back and drilling the upper / rear rivet out, back drilled the skin, dimpled and re-countersunk the frame. | 
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| Then it was prep for spraying, also spent some time and care masking the outer surfaces. | 
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| Then it was the normal scuffing, cleaning and Allsol. | 
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| Just as I ready, the wind came up so I adjourned for the day and helped Dad with other stuff. | 
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