Flap torque arms

Tonight I drilled the flap torque arms, then installed them into the fuselage.

The flap motor sits between the pilot and passenger, oriented almost vertically. The motor connects to a lever that rotates an arm that extends under the seats out to the wing root on each side.

The arms are match drilled to the center fitting using a template (same one used for the wings). I had to slowly step up the drill size because the steel was grabbing the drill bits.

Once the arms were drilled, it was disassemble and install into the fuselage. Some grease helped squeeze the arms through the plastic blocks and into position.

Drilling the arm using the template
Installed arm, showing at the wing root where it connects to the flap
Center fitting to which the flap motor will connect
Looking down into the cockpit, the flap motor will mount on the space to the left