VS touches top skin

RVG8tor

Well Known Member

• Aug 8, 2012

• #1

Is this typical, I fit the vertical stab two years ago and did not have the top skin on the plane. Today I put it on to discover that is just touches the top skin. I will be cutting some of this away. Is there a minimum space I should leave. I am thinking 1/8", what say you out there is VAF land. I rechecked the rigging and the VS is in fact vertical and plumb.

Thanks
The last bit of the build seems like it should go faster but man there is a lot of nit noid things as you go.

 

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8CW

Well Known Member

• Aug 9, 2012

• #2

I'm curious about this also. I think I'm going to have the same issue.

 

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pauldan181

Well Known Member

• Aug 9, 2012

• #3

Yep, mine was the same. I had to trim it back maybe a 1/4 inch.

Paul Danclovic
Jamestown NC
RV-8A N181SB

 

Kevin Horton

Well Known Member

• Aug 9, 2012

• #4

Mine too. I trimmed the edge of the VS skin to get adequate clearance.

 

ronschreck

Well Known Member

• Aug 9, 2012

• #5

No big deal

Just trim it to clear the top skin. The empenage fairing will cover it.

 

rv8bldr

Well Known Member

• Aug 9, 2012

• #6

Yep, mine too. Trim as much as you need to get 1/8"-1/4" clearance and you are good to go. The fairing covers it all anyway.

 

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David-aviator

Well Known Member

• Aug 9, 2012

• #7

Good information here to be filed away.

 

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ILikePike

Well Known Member

• Aug 9, 2012

• #8

Me too 1/8 to 1/4.

 

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TerryWighs

Well Known Member

• Aug 9, 2012

• #9

Isn't that something......I had to trim off about 1/4 inch as well.

 

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Berchmans

Well Known Member

• Aug 10, 2012

• #10

Trim

Yep...happened to me too...trim off as needed so it's not touching the skin and call it good.