The plans show it coming in from the aileron side in a hole in the mounting bracket for the aileron which is just slightly offset from alignment with the hinge pin line so that the hinge pin will be held in place by the aileron bracket.I’m at the point of putting my RV 8 back together and am installing the flaps. Does anyone have pics of which direction the piano hinge pin is installed? Somehow didn’t take a pic before disassembly.
The plans show it coming in from the aileron side in a hole in the mounting bracket for the aileron which is just slightly offset from alignment with the hinge pin line so that the hinge pin will be held in place by the aileron bracket.
Page 7-12 in the RV-8/8A Construction Manual (from the preview plans) has a section titled "Attaching Flaps to the Wings" that specifies both methods.I’m at the point of putting my RV 8 back together and am installing the flaps.