Smitty's RV-9A from Van's Aircraft

RV-9A: Project Entry

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Prosealed and riveted in the inboard rib
This wasn't so bad. I kinda' have the hang of putting on the right amount (for me) of proseal on the rib and the clecoing process. Since the ribs fit so tight, the holes have a tendency to not line up so great. I put a cleco in every hole and started riveting from the leading edge and working my way back, putting in the rivets one at a time on each side. This many clecos in at one time seems to force the alignment of the holes better as well squeezing out excess proseal. One thing that I forgot to mention is that I have been taping typing paper inside the tank on each side of the particular rib that I'm working on. This helps protect the interior from proseal that gets slopped around.

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