GrayHawk
Well Known Member
Suppose a person has been working on control surface alignments, trailing edges, rigging, etc. on a flying RV he bought to gain experience as an RV pilot and also to gain experience in building, maintenance, etc......
This effort so far has been very rewarding, resulting in the plane flying much straighter at higher speeds with improved efficiency (less fuel) & allowing the complete removal of a large metal rudder trim tab, previously held on by 6 rivets, holes now covered with 200 mph tape.
Question #1: How to best repair the holes in the rudder?
A. Build a new rudder?
B. Better answer here?
The last part of this effort will be to correct a built in elevator misalignment (yes, the control horn drilling problem), check the aileron rigging, flaps rigging, and possibly rework one wing tip. Thoughts are to remove the elevators, weld up at least one existing hole, grind, align, redrill, and so forth.
Concern is the thickness of the control horn metal, any changes to the control horn in the welding process, changes in strength.... This done correctly should allow removal of a trim tab on right aileron.
Question #2: How to best correct the misalignment in the elevators?
A. Build new elevators?
B. Better answer here?
Thanks,
This effort so far has been very rewarding, resulting in the plane flying much straighter at higher speeds with improved efficiency (less fuel) & allowing the complete removal of a large metal rudder trim tab, previously held on by 6 rivets, holes now covered with 200 mph tape.
Question #1: How to best repair the holes in the rudder?
A. Build a new rudder?
B. Better answer here?
The last part of this effort will be to correct a built in elevator misalignment (yes, the control horn drilling problem), check the aileron rigging, flaps rigging, and possibly rework one wing tip. Thoughts are to remove the elevators, weld up at least one existing hole, grind, align, redrill, and so forth.
Concern is the thickness of the control horn metal, any changes to the control horn in the welding process, changes in strength.... This done correctly should allow removal of a trim tab on right aileron.
Question #2: How to best correct the misalignment in the elevators?
A. Build new elevators?
B. Better answer here?
Thanks,