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Old 12-22-2010, 02:41 PM
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Anyone have any idea why Van's went from the one piece folded rudder skin, to the two piece that it is now?
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Old 12-22-2010, 03:37 PM
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but when the rudder was redesigned and enlarged they went to the two piece skin design. Sure makes back riveting those stiffeners a lot easier, and now that I've riveted the trailing edge that's a no brainer...
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Old 12-22-2010, 07:22 PM
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I used JB Weld on all my riveted trailing edges.

The turned out very good.

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Old 12-25-2010, 08:21 AM
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Default Split rudder trailing edge...

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Anyone have any idea why Van's went from the one piece folded rudder skin, to the two piece that it is now?
Ten years ago I knew of a couple friends with RV-4's /6's that experienced cracks radiating out from rivets along the folded end; so when the "9A" came out I always assumed the change was an easy way to address that issue...

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Old 01-02-2011, 01:08 PM
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Default Trailing edge update

Finished all the trailing edges. Pleased with the results that involved a combination of Proseal, squeezing rivets and back riveting flush with a swivel set. Hard to get a goodpic, but here are two of the rudder...





and one of the leading edge rolled and riveted:

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