mnmisage
Member
Hi all!
I have been lurking on this site for nearly a year just trying to learn as much as I could before jumping in and buying the empennage kit. I received it in mid January and have been chugging along nicely really enjoying myself until today when starting to assemble the ribs to the front spar of the vertical stablizer.
The holes weren't lining up when I tried to cleco the front spar (VS-1202) to the lower main rib (VS-1208). It took a while to figure out the reason but it looks like the flange on the rib was not bent at the right place on one of the sides resulting in an asymmetry that is preventing the holes from lining up. I don't know how I didn't notice it before but the flange on one side of the rib is 1/5" shorter than the other side.
Can anyone confirm whether or not the flanges on VS-1208 are the same size?
Thanks for the help of all the first builders whose questions, comments, and blogs helped in making the decision to build a plane!
Mark
www.n624rv.blogspot.com
I have been lurking on this site for nearly a year just trying to learn as much as I could before jumping in and buying the empennage kit. I received it in mid January and have been chugging along nicely really enjoying myself until today when starting to assemble the ribs to the front spar of the vertical stablizer.
The holes weren't lining up when I tried to cleco the front spar (VS-1202) to the lower main rib (VS-1208). It took a while to figure out the reason but it looks like the flange on the rib was not bent at the right place on one of the sides resulting in an asymmetry that is preventing the holes from lining up. I don't know how I didn't notice it before but the flange on one side of the rib is 1/5" shorter than the other side.
Can anyone confirm whether or not the flanges on VS-1208 are the same size?
Thanks for the help of all the first builders whose questions, comments, and blogs helped in making the decision to build a plane!
Mark
www.n624rv.blogspot.com
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