Slats

Right Inboard Slat



Slat Rib



Ribs Clecoed to Skin

 11/19/11 - Installed Corner Doubler (75S1-6) inside Inboard Slat Skin (75S1-2) and clecoed in place. Drilled out holes with #40 drill bit. Cut "L" angle to 120 mm, drilled holes at 50 mm and 85 mm and then cut flange to holes. Bent "L" angle and clecoed with Slat Support (75S1-4) to Slat Rib (75S1-SS). After deburring and applying corrosion protection, riveted rib together. Clecoed ribs to bottom of slat skin and drilled to proper size. Removed parts, deburred, cleaned and applied corrosion protection. Reassembled parts and pushed bottom of skin inside the top of the skin and clecoed ribs to the skin. drilled holes to proper size and then removed parts, deburred, cleaned and applied corrosion protection. Total time = 10 hrs.



Slat Skin Clecoed Together

11/20/11 - Reassembled parts and clecoed ribs to the skin. Riveted the ribs to the slat skin and then finished riveting remaining skin together. Total time = 1 hr.

Riveting Slat Together

11/27/11 - Cut out the Fiberglass Slat Tip (75S1-5) and clecoed tip into the inboard end of the right inboard slat. Drilled holes into slat tip to the proper size and riveted tip into place. Total time = 2 hrs. 



Slat Tips

 


Finished Inboard Slat

 Total Assembly Time = 13 Hours.

Right Outboard Slat



Deburring Holes Inside Skin

1/14/12 - Installed Corner Doubler (75S1-6) inside Outboard Slat Skin (75S1-3) and clecoed in place. Drilled out holes with #40 drill bit. Cut "L" angle to 120 mm, drilled holes at 50 mm and 85 mm and then cut flange to holes. Bent "L" angle and clecoed with Slat Support (75S1-4) to Slat Rib (75S1-SS). After deburring and applying corrosion protection, riveted rib together. Clecoed ribs to bottom of slat skin and drilled to proper size. Removed parts, deburred, cleaned and applied corrosion protection.

Reassembled parts and pushed bottom of skin inside the top of the skin and clecoed ribs to the skin. drilled holes to proper size and then removed parts, deburred, cleaned and applied corrosion protection. Reassembled parts and clecoed ribs to the skin. Riveted the ribs to the slat skin and then finished riveting remaining skin together.



Riveting Skin Together

Cut out the Fiberglass Slat Tip (75S1-5) and placed tip into the inboard end of the right outboard slat to be riveted later after installing landing lights.

Finished Right Outboard Slat

 Total Assembly Time = 8 Hours.

Left Inboard Slat



Ribs Riveted to Skin



 1/15/12 - Installed Corner Doubler (75S1-6) inside Inboard Slat Skin (75S1-2) and clecoed in place. Drilled out holes with #40 drill bit. Cut "L" angle to 120 mm, drilled holes at 50 mm and 85 mm and then cut flange to holes. Bent "L" angle and clecoed with Slat Support (75S1-4) to Slat Rib (75S1-SS). After deburring and applying corrosion protection, riveted rib together. Clecoed ribs to bottom of slat skin and drilled to proper size. Removed parts, deburred, cleaned and applied corrosion protection. Reassembled parts and pushed bottom of skin inside the top of the skin and clecoed ribs to the skin. drilled holes to proper size and then removed parts, deburred, cleaned and applied corrosion protection.



Drilling Holes to #40 Size



Reassembled parts and clecoed ribs to the skin. Riveted the ribs to the slat skin and then finished riveting remaining skin together.



Adding the Fiberglass Tip

Cut out the Fiberglass Slat Tip (75S1-5) and clecoed tip into the inboard end of the right inboard slat. Drilled holes into slat tip to the proper size and riveted tip into place.

Total Assembly Time = 7 Hours.

Left Outboard Slat



Deburring Holes in Doubler

1/16/12 - Installed Corner Doubler (75S1-6) inside Outboard Slat Skin (75S1-3) and clecoed in place. Drilled out holes with #40 drill bit. Cut "L" angle to 120 mm, drilled holes at 50 mm and 85 mm and then cut flange to holes. Bent "L" angle and clecoed with Slat Support (75S1-4) to Slat Rib (75S1-SS). After deburring and applying corrosion protection, riveted rib together. Clecoed ribs to bottom of slat skin and drilled to proper size. Removed parts, deburred, cleaned and applied corrosion protection.

Reassembled parts and pushed bottom of skin inside the top of the skin and clecoed ribs to the skin. drilled holes to proper size and then removed parts, deburred, cleaned and applied corrosion protection. Reassembled parts and clecoed ribs to the skin. Riveted the ribs to the slat skin and then finished riveting remaining skin together.

Total Assembly Time = 7 Hours.


Final Riveting

Cut out the Fiberglass Slat Tip (75S1-5) and placed tip into the inboard end of the right outboard slat to be riveted later after installing landing lights



All Four Slats Completed!

 Total Slat Assembly Time = 35 Hours.