Re: Upcoming tailpost installation
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 8:45 am
I've got the extruded hinge with the kit. The Wicks hardware package has about 1.5 miles of the open loop kind though.
If it were easy, everyone would build and fly their own airplane. As long as I know it's "possible" to get at the nuts. I guess it must be if the doubler can be installed after the build.
The only place I've seen mention of bending the skins is in the SB, and that seems to be so the doubler (shouldn't it be called a trippler) can be slid into place . My plans nor the angle of the channel bends indicate anything other than a straight line from front to back. Can you give me a page #. Seems like a logical way to do it though. Maybe it's incorporated on the Bs.
Has anyone had an interferance problem with the flanged hole on the shear web. Mine contacts the angle and gets pushed up. Looks like it should be about 1/4" further to the rear. I tried to flatten it a bit ,but only managed to make more work for myself. I plan to fabricate a replacement with the hole relocated.
One last thing. Does anyone know the reason the plans call out non-stainless rivets for the inspection cover nut-plates. My plane is going to be ugly enough without rust stains running down the belly.
Thanks for the info. Relieved but still sedated from Area 51%.
If it were easy, everyone would build and fly their own airplane. As long as I know it's "possible" to get at the nuts. I guess it must be if the doubler can be installed after the build.
The only place I've seen mention of bending the skins is in the SB, and that seems to be so the doubler (shouldn't it be called a trippler) can be slid into place . My plans nor the angle of the channel bends indicate anything other than a straight line from front to back. Can you give me a page #. Seems like a logical way to do it though. Maybe it's incorporated on the Bs.
Has anyone had an interferance problem with the flanged hole on the shear web. Mine contacts the angle and gets pushed up. Looks like it should be about 1/4" further to the rear. I tried to flatten it a bit ,but only managed to make more work for myself. I plan to fabricate a replacement with the hole relocated.
One last thing. Does anyone know the reason the plans call out non-stainless rivets for the inspection cover nut-plates. My plane is going to be ugly enough without rust stains running down the belly.
Thanks for the info. Relieved but still sedated from Area 51%.