Building up the Flaps
Posted On April 20, 2019
With most of the left wing complete, I prepped the flap parts today for both left and right sides – it’s just easier to do all at once. I had to pull out the part bath tubs for the first time in a while, as well as my “paint booth” so that I could prime a bunch of parts at once. Ailerons are next, but as I understand it there’s some more work involved with those to get them lined up well with the rest of the wing trailing edge. Here’s a gallery of Friday’s efforts.
Pile-o-parts, plastic removed and sharp edges deburred 
Test-fitting the ribs that get some extra bits attached to them 
Test fitting the pieces together 
Classic airfoil shape 
Close-up inspection to make sure the skin wraps around the ribs properly 
The flap can’t wait to join its bigger brother 
Return of the parts bath, containing a solution of 1 part Simple Green Extreme : 13 parts water 
Cleaned and ready to be primed 
Haven’t had to use this “paint booth” in a while 
All primed and ready for assembly