I'm working on my ailerons now and recently riveted the top skin to the spar. After doing the left one, I noticed a distinct bulge between the spar and the first rivet in the middle nose rib that corresponds to the edge of the nose rib flange. I then took a look at the right aileron and noticed the exact same thing. Since I've already blind-riveted the spar to the ribs (or the skin to the spar in the case of the left aileron), I don't want to take this apart now, so I realize little can be done at this point. I buffed out the left nose skin as much as I dared to try to smooth it out and can probably live with it as is.
Just curious if anyone else seen this faceted edge in the ailerons? I certainly couldn't see this while the nose skin was cleco'd to the spar. It only appeared after the pieces were riveted together.
Just curious if anyone else seen this faceted edge in the ailerons? I certainly couldn't see this while the nose skin was cleco'd to the spar. It only appeared after the pieces were riveted together.