Right Wing Upper Skin

We finished assembling the remaining right wing upper skin as well as the leading edge skin on the tip which goes over the landing light. Additionally, in the end, all the rivet holes were filled. Overall view of the wing assembled and rivet filled.

Dimpling

The upper skin panel and the leading edge root skin which goes over the landing lights were dimpled. Upper skin dimpled. Leading edge tip skin dimpled.

Upper Skin

Riveting the upper skin was pretty straightforward, the method which helped a lot was to rivet section by section starting with the rectangle sections at the root, then eventually to the tip. All the rivets on the trailing edge had to be shortened as per the instructions, in order to allow clearance for flaps and ailerons. The dimpled holes required enlarging the holes with appropriate sized drill bit. Upper skin getting riveted, rectangular section by section. Upper skin getting riveted, rectangular section by section. Upper skin getting riveted. Upper skin trailing edge shortened rivets. Upper skin trailing edge shortened rivets. Upper skin riveted.

Upper Skin - Root

The root part of the upper skin was pretty stiff compared to the rest of it, so it took a little muscle power and a lot of clecos to keep it together, while being riveted. The strategy here was to rivet from trailing edge to the leading edge. Riveting upper root skin. Upper root skin trailing edge riveted. Upper root skin riveted.

Leading Edge Tip Skin

The leading edge tip skin required some muscle power in combination with a ratcheting tie down to bend it and cleco in order to rivet it. The dimpled holes required enlarging the holes with appropriate sized drill bit. Painting some of the inside of the skin which will be visible from the landing light lens. Clecoeing the skin, starting with the bottom. Using a ratcheting tie down to bend the skin. Skin piece clecoed. Riveting the skin. Riveted skin top view. Riveted skin bottom view.