Flap Brace and Aileron Gap Fairings

[macrafic]

I've riveted each of these (W-712 flap brace and W-724 aileron gap fairing) to the rear wing spar, as directed by Vans instructions. However, I don't see any place down the line where the brace and fairing are riveted to the skins. I've looked at all the rest of my instructions for the wing.

Have I missed something somewhere? When have you completed these rivets?

 

[TX7A]

Check flap dwgs.

I don't have my plans in front of me at the moment, but you might check the flap drawing. It all gets attached together to the flap hinge.

Sam

 

[Captain_John]

Maca, unless you installed something incorrectly... you should have the skins for it to attach to.

Check out Dan's project and see if yours looks like his.

Does this help?

CJ

 

[macrafic]

Sam, makes sense about the flap hinge. That would explain why I still have clecos there instead of rivets. I haven't installed the skin wing side of the flap hinge yet. However, I'm still puzzled why I have clecos in the skin and aileron gap fairings and when they are supposed to get riveted. Anybody?

 

[TX7A]

Flap Attach

Look at drawing 14A.
Note the "Right Side View" and placement of hinge, brace and lower wing skin. Also, see rivet callout in area F-4 of the drawing.
I hope this helps....(maybe I'm not understanding your question.)

Sam

 

[macrafic]

My fault Sam. I've obviously not clearly stated my question. I see the rivet callout and everything else on the plans. My question is one of timing. WHEN would I rivet these in. It makes sense, as you indicated, that I would rivet the flap brace to the skin when I rivet the flap hinge on. However, I'm not sure WHEN I would put the rivets in the aileron gap fairing. It isn't called out in the instructions. I can't see any reason why I don't rivet them now, before I attach the completed aileron. Do you see any problem with that?

Thanks for your patience!!!!

 

[TX7A]

When to rivet

It sounds like you can go ahead and rivet it together now. As you know the flap is attached to the wing via hinge & hinge pin, making the flap removable from the wing. FWIW, I used the split pin system.

Make sure that there is good flap/aileron alignment (per instructions) before drilling the hinge to the wing.