Flying Scotsman
Well Known Member
Sometime shortly after returning from the Reno Air Races I'll be doing the rudder trailing edge. I want a razor-sharp, perfectly straight trailing edge here...any suggestions?
I see in the instructions to use a piece of angle aluminum as a sort of backing material, and match-drill everything including the AA, cleco it together and use fuel tank sealant. So far, so good, that makes sense. What about perhaps using a second piece of angle on the *other side*, to make a sort of "sandwich" to hold the sucker squoze up tight and straight?
And any suggestions to avoid getting a nice straight edge that is twisted with respect to the rest of the airfoil?
Or other tips?
I see in the instructions to use a piece of angle aluminum as a sort of backing material, and match-drill everything including the AA, cleco it together and use fuel tank sealant. So far, so good, that makes sense. What about perhaps using a second piece of angle on the *other side*, to make a sort of "sandwich" to hold the sucker squoze up tight and straight?
And any suggestions to avoid getting a nice straight edge that is twisted with respect to the rest of the airfoil?
Or other tips?