The Empenage instructions go into great detail about how to do a riveted trailing edge. The -9 instructions for riveting the rudder say to "check constantly that the trailing edge is not bending one way or the other". The instructions for setting the rivets to final size say "again checking constantly".
So what if one of your checks shows you that you're starting to get a slight bend? What do you do at that point? The instructions say to check, but they give no hint of what to do if one of your checks shows you something is going wrong. Any hints from you experienced builders?
So what if one of your checks shows you that you're starting to get a slight bend? What do you do at that point? The instructions say to check, but they give no hint of what to do if one of your checks shows you something is going wrong. Any hints from you experienced builders?
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