RV7Factory
Chief Obfuscation Officer
As you could probably guess from the title, I am at the point where the directions say to rivet the aft wing ribs to the f & r spars. My question is simple... why rivet now, why not cleco and rivet later?
I mean, you are then going to cleco on the skins and match drill. It seems to me that if the ribs/spars are riveted you will be dimpling multiple layers, such as the spar & rib flanges (tabs) at the same time, which tends to distort parts. Seems like it would be better if you could deal with these individually.
I guess this allows you to put the wings in the jig and leave them there. Anyway, not trying to make an issue of this... I am just curious if there is something I am missing.
I mean, you are then going to cleco on the skins and match drill. It seems to me that if the ribs/spars are riveted you will be dimpling multiple layers, such as the spar & rib flanges (tabs) at the same time, which tends to distort parts. Seems like it would be better if you could deal with these individually.
I guess this allows you to put the wings in the jig and leave them there. Anyway, not trying to make an issue of this... I am just curious if there is something I am missing.