10/29/2005
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I finished drilling the front and back skins. This took a while because the holes are just small enough to make inserting clecos a real pain. After they are drilled the cleos go in and out easily.

I clecod the leading edge together and then to the main spar. I inserted the inboard rib (which isn't pre-punched) and marked the location of the holes. Then I removed it and fluted it to make it flat.

I then made the leading edge to tank joint plate by marking a line and bending some 032. The second picture above is of me trying to bend this stuff. I re-inserted the inside rib and then pound the joint plate (OK, tapped) until the line was visible in the skin's holes. I was really careful with the tapping and coaxing the rib and plate into position. Then I started drilling and inserting clecos in a linear fashion. It turned out perfect.

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