Guys,
Just getting started building the vertical stabilizer. The plans (page 06-04) call out a 7/16" (.4375") flush rivet to secure a three-piece stackup: The rear spar itself, the doubler and the hinge bracket. The spar is .032", doubler is .125" and the hinge bracket is .063". That adds up to about a .22" total thickness.
Now put that AN426AD4-7 rivet in the hole, and it sticks out a full 7/32 (.2175 actual) past the edge, meaning 1.75D instead of the usual 1.5D. Needless to say, squeezing that rivet just lays it over. Even the -6 rivet sticks out more than the 1.5D typical.
Has anyone else run into this? Should I just use what works and move on?
-Chris
Just getting started building the vertical stabilizer. The plans (page 06-04) call out a 7/16" (.4375") flush rivet to secure a three-piece stackup: The rear spar itself, the doubler and the hinge bracket. The spar is .032", doubler is .125" and the hinge bracket is .063". That adds up to about a .22" total thickness.
Now put that AN426AD4-7 rivet in the hole, and it sticks out a full 7/32 (.2175 actual) past the edge, meaning 1.75D instead of the usual 1.5D. Needless to say, squeezing that rivet just lays it over. Even the -6 rivet sticks out more than the 1.5D typical.
Has anyone else run into this? Should I just use what works and move on?
-Chris