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Old 07-06-2010, 10:24 PM
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Paul,
a possible heads up - you didn't build the tail feathers - I notice on the picture showing the vertical stabilizer rear spar and skin that there is no overhang of the skin beyond the rear spar flange. On other RV's there is a 3/4" skin overhang that partially covers the gap between the stabilizer and the rudder. I don't know whether the RV-3 is different, and it may just be cosmetic in any event, but you might get a surprise when you are ready to mount the rudder.
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We hung the rudder the other day Bill, and it fit nice - as a matter of fact, we had to back it out just a bit because it was slightly contacting the edge of the skin at the top at full deflection, so I think I'm satisfied with it. Good head's up though - there are so many details on the -3 that we all do differently - hence the point of the detailed posts when I come up with something. As Rob pointed out, there are probably no two RV-3 tails exactly alike!

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Old 07-07-2010, 11:21 PM
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Default We had that problem too... on my 6A

Paul,

I ran across the same problem. Fortunately, I met another builder who also had the same problem and shared with me the solution.

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Old 07-08-2010, 06:45 AM
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It looks like your offset is in the opposite direction though John! What vintage kit was that?
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Old 07-08-2010, 01:26 PM
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I moved the horizontal stabilizer foreward 3/16" by placing a 3/16" spacer between the front face of the horizontal stabilizer rear spar and the fuselage attaching bars.

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Old 07-08-2010, 01:38 PM
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I meant aft not fwd

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Old 07-08-2010, 02:28 PM
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Paul,

I had the same problem on my 8 when I fitted the empenage. Would post a picture but never learned how to post pictures.If you will go to my builders page in kitlog click on all and go back to 8/07/07 and 8/16/07 there is some pictures of the spacer I made. Never really figured out why I needed the spacer but suspect my jig position on the rear bulkheads three other 8's where built on this jig don't know if they had the problem but I made the spacer and built on. The picture you posted the spacer is on the same side of the spar as mine was but in the picture posted by someone else spacer was placed on the opposite side of the spar. There is a link to my web page on bottom of post.
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Old 07-08-2010, 04:42 PM
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Default Photos of Mike's RV-8

I'm not sure how to grab someone else's photo and post them but the photos he refers to are at: http://www.mykitlog.com/users/displa...g=39620&row=96 and http://www.mykitlog.com/users/displa...g=39622&row=94
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Old 07-08-2010, 05:21 PM
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I'm not sure how to grab someone else's photo and post them but the photos he refers to are at: http://www.mykitlog.com/users/displa...g=39620&row=96 and http://www.mykitlog.com/users/displa...g=39622&row=94
Here you go Louise, and a thanks to Mike (RV8MW):



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Old 07-08-2010, 06:06 PM
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I moved the horizontal stabilizer aft [edit] 3/16" by placing a 3/16" spacer between the front face of the horizontal stabilizer rear spar and the fuselage attaching bars.

Robert "Earl" Young
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That would have been the easiest thing to do - if we hadn't already drilled the holes in the longerons for the forward attachment bolts when we found the mismatch in the vertical spars....
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Old 07-09-2010, 08:06 AM
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Default one change leads to more changes...

Moving the H Stab aft might limit the 'up' angle of the elevs, as the aft bulkhead is (or is supposed to be) the 'up' stop.

Carry on!
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