WINGS - 4

Aileron Construction

Below are a few images taken from the construction of the ailerons (both ailerons, mixed.)

Prior to construction, all parts are primed.	Spars and ribs are match-drilled.	Adding the bottom skin ...
The piano hinge is added on. Note how much has to be removed. I'll save this for when I build a piano.	Bad rivets are marked for drilling.	Match-drilling and clecoeing the top skin to the assembly.
	Before and after attaching the skins to the ribs...	Touch-ups of primer are required on the counter-balance rod.
Assembly of the front edge of the aileron begins...		More riveting...
The front edge is now pinned to the rest, ready for match-drilling.		Needing to dimple these odd holes that can't be dimpled using the conventional squeezer or c-frame, we used a plum-bob and a hammer.
The counterbalance is finally pop-riveted in place.	Pop-rivets gradually disappear...	...they cannot disappear fast enough! Grrr!
	No aileron would be complete without push rods...	Now a little less like Sputnik and a lot more like an airplane part.
More parts for the push rods...	This completes the assembly of the ailerons!

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