Hi all-
I am currently aligning the left wing aileron and flap. In contrast to others who seem to have issues with edge clearance on the supplied hinge, my flap is actually about 1/8" longer (chordwise) than my aileron and needs to be brought closer to the wing. I am curious if anyone can see any problem with butting both flap and wing skin up against the rolled edge of the hinge in order to minimize my wing/flap gap and thus bring the flap into trailing edge alignment with the aileron? Doing so gives a 5/32 gap (vs 1/4" per plans) and actually gives me better edge distance. The other option is to trim approximately 1/16 from the lower flap skin (but that would obviously take more time!)
Your sage advice much appreciated...
Eric
I am currently aligning the left wing aileron and flap. In contrast to others who seem to have issues with edge clearance on the supplied hinge, my flap is actually about 1/8" longer (chordwise) than my aileron and needs to be brought closer to the wing. I am curious if anyone can see any problem with butting both flap and wing skin up against the rolled edge of the hinge in order to minimize my wing/flap gap and thus bring the flap into trailing edge alignment with the aileron? Doing so gives a 5/32 gap (vs 1/4" per plans) and actually gives me better edge distance. The other option is to trim approximately 1/16 from the lower flap skin (but that would obviously take more time!)
Your sage advice much appreciated...
Eric