Dave Bernard
Active Member
Hey Guys + Gals-
I did the rudder fold today, but I'm not so sure about the results.
On one side of the top it's no where near straight enough- about 1/8" off:
But the other side looks pretty good:
The bottom of the rudder looks pretty good:
and looking down the rudder looks pretty darn straight:
Whaddya think, is this acceptable? I've tried some extra bending, and fluting the top rib to no avail (and yes I've searched the forum...)
I'd almost rather have the riveted trailing edge!!
Also, the plans call for RTV inside the trailing edge- is this really necessary or is that a leftover from the -7 instructions?
Thanks in advance!!!!!!!
DB
I did the rudder fold today, but I'm not so sure about the results.
On one side of the top it's no where near straight enough- about 1/8" off:
But the other side looks pretty good:
The bottom of the rudder looks pretty good:
and looking down the rudder looks pretty darn straight:
Whaddya think, is this acceptable? I've tried some extra bending, and fluting the top rib to no avail (and yes I've searched the forum...)
I'd almost rather have the riveted trailing edge!!
Also, the plans call for RTV inside the trailing edge- is this really necessary or is that a leftover from the -7 instructions?
Thanks in advance!!!!!!!
DB