justplanecrazy
Member
I?ll attempt to describe my dilemma here as best I can.
The rudder skin stiffeners have been trimmed, deburred, dimpled, primed and riveted to the L and R rudder skins. The rudder skeleton has been clecoed together and I have clecoed the skins to the skeleton for match drilling. The skeleton is 100% clecoed hence is very stiff and the skin has been clecoed every second hole around the entire skin.
On the R rudder skin only, what I will call the skin sub panel (area of the skin between each of the skin stiffeners) pops in and out if you touch one panel and then the next panel up etc. To me, this seems like a classic for fatigue in service due to fluttering of the skin, especially on a control surface which I am sure will lead to control feedback to the stick.
I have done a bit of searching of the forums here and found a few issues in regards to rudder skin cracking however nothing that relates to the issue described here.
Has anyone experienced this issue with their skins and has it caused any problems or can someone suggest a remedy that they have used.
Thanks in advance.
Rob
The rudder skin stiffeners have been trimmed, deburred, dimpled, primed and riveted to the L and R rudder skins. The rudder skeleton has been clecoed together and I have clecoed the skins to the skeleton for match drilling. The skeleton is 100% clecoed hence is very stiff and the skin has been clecoed every second hole around the entire skin.
On the R rudder skin only, what I will call the skin sub panel (area of the skin between each of the skin stiffeners) pops in and out if you touch one panel and then the next panel up etc. To me, this seems like a classic for fatigue in service due to fluttering of the skin, especially on a control surface which I am sure will lead to control feedback to the stick.
I have done a bit of searching of the forums here and found a few issues in regards to rudder skin cracking however nothing that relates to the issue described here.
Has anyone experienced this issue with their skins and has it caused any problems or can someone suggest a remedy that they have used.
Thanks in advance.
Rob