10/07/2003
6 hours: I started assembly of the right HS in the skin today. It
was going pretty well with a lot of expected fluting to the nose ribs, then
everything else went together pretty smoothly. I started drilling but then
noticed one hole that was badly misaligned...in fact the same hole was misaligned on
every rib on both sides. The error is "only" about 1/32nd of an inch but
this can't possibly be good for the riveting which requires (by the mil-spec)
well-fitting, round holes only.
After a lot of staring and measuring I think this
hole is misdrilled -- it was also a minor problem on the other side of the HS...
With a lot of crazy-looking fluting I can get the error down to perhaps
an acceptable amount, amortizing it across other holes.
For those building at home, I am talking about the fourth hole from the back on each
of the main ribs.
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