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Van'S Aircraft, Inc.: Nutplate Preparation

This document provides 9 steps for preparing aircraft skins and installing nutplates: 1. Remove material from the forward skin and main skin as detailed in Figures 1 and 2. 2. Drill and dimple holes in the forward and main skins as shown in Figures 1 and 2. 3. Dimple nutplate attachment holes in the main skin and nutplates as shown in Figures 2, 3, and 4. 4. Rivet nutplates to the main skin per Figure 4.

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Van'S Aircraft, Inc.: Nutplate Preparation

This document provides 9 steps for preparing aircraft skins and installing nutplates: 1. Remove material from the forward skin and main skin as detailed in Figures 1 and 2. 2. Drill and dimple holes in the forward and main skins as shown in Figures 1 and 2. 3. Dimple nutplate attachment holes in the main skin and nutplates as shown in Figures 2, 3, and 4. 4. Rivet nutplates to the main skin per Figure 4.

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VAN'S AIRCRAFT, INC.

VS-1204 Step 1: Remove the material from the VS-1204 Fwd Skin, called out in Figure 1. Step 2: Remove the material from the VS-1201 Main Skin, called out in Figure 2, Detail A. Step 3: Final-drill #19, the nutplate screw holes in the VS-1204 Fwd Skin per call-out in Figure 1. Step 4: Final-drill #19, the nutplate screw holes in the VS-1201 Main Skin per call-out in Figure 2, Detail B. Deburr all of the final-drilled holes from Steps 3 and 4. Step 5: Dimple the #19 holes in the VS-1204 Fwd Skin using a #8 dimple die as called out in Figure 1. Step 6: Dimple the #19 holes in the VS-1201 Main Skin using a #8 dimple die as called out in Figure 2, Detail B. Step 7: Dimple the nutplate attach rivet holes in the VS-1201 Main Skin using a 3/32 dimple die as called out in Figure 2, Detail B. VS-1201 (SHOWN FLAT) REMOVE AREA SHOWN HATCHED FINAL DRILL, DIMPLE, FLUSH OUTER SURFACE, 26 PLACES REMOVE AREA SHOWN HATCHED NOTE: A small diameter female die is required to dimple the nutplate attach rivet holes on a countersunk nutplate. An alternative would be grinding material from a standard female die to clear the recess of the nutplate. Step 8: Dimple the nutplate attach rivet holes using a 3/32 dimple die as called out in Figure 3. 18 X K1100-08

DIMPLE, 2 PLACES / NUTPLATE

FIGURE 3: NUTPLATE PREPARATION FIGURE 1: FWD SKIN PREPARATION

Step 9: Rivet the previously dimpled K1100-08 Nutplates, to the VS-1201 Main Skin per call-outs in Figure 4.

VS-1201 K1100-08 (DIMPLED) 18 PLACES AN426AD3-3.5 2 PLACES / NUTPLATE

DETAIL A

FINAL DRILL, DIMPLE, FLUSH OUTER SURFACE, 18 PLACES DIMPLE, FLUSH OUTER SURFACE, 36 PLACES

VS-1201 (SHOWN FLAT)

FIGURE 2: MAIN SKIN PREPARATION DETAIL B


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FIGURE 4: NUTPLATE INSTALLATION

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RV-12

REVISION:

DATE:

01/22/09

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