Title: Aileron wrap-up
I got some torque putty yesterday so I re-installed the aileron hinge brackets from when I had to remove them for access to missing pop rivets. They go on with AN3 bolts so the torque is only 20-25 inch-lbs plus whatever prevailing torque is in the lock nuts, which is so small that I can't measure it with my torque wrench. I know it can't be much, so I torqued them to 26 in-lbs and called it good. Since I had the torque wrench out, I checked the other aileron and it was about the same. I've decided to use orange torque putty on everything during the build & a different color during subsequent annuals, so I can tell at a glance if I've had something apart since construction. Used new hardware because I won't re-use fiber lock nuts on anything as significant as a flight control. This pretty much finished up the ailerons, so I wrapped them in a moving blanket and set them aside for now.


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