Flap Nose Ribs

 

There are 26 flap nose ribs required and these must be fabricated from .025" 2024T3 aluminum. The drawings were not very clear on how many notches must be included in the rib construction so I counted the number of rivets depicted in the drawing and made a notch for each rivet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This photo shows the layout board, the form blocks and two of the  flap leading edge ribs.

 

This is a view of the notched flanges as specified on the drawing. I counted the number of rivet locations shown on the drawing and layed out the flanges accordingly. 

I now recognize that this is somewhat of an overkill. I could have reduced the number of notches and achieved the same strength with much less effort! Hindsight is ALWAYS 20/20!!!

 

A view of the completed flap nose ribs, awaiting the refinishing process.

 

Flap TE ribs

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