Building the Leading Edge Slats

• Finished weight: 12 pounds
• Total number of rivets: 742
• Total number of pieces: 40
• Total time to build: 53 hours

Parts

Here are the parts:

Attach Brackets

These are used to fasten the leading edge slats to the wings:

Curved Bottom Skin

Clecoing and riveting the bottom of the skin to the ribs:

Fitting the Skin

Now the top skin:

Holding things Flat

Trying to keep things flat while riveting:

Done

Four sections will later be joined to form two slats:

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