spaceflightmeow
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Wing skin gap 1/32"
Hi all,
I need some advice.
I clecoed the right wing skins onto the skeleton, clecoed the leading edge and tank on. I have gaps between the main and leading edge/tank skins. The gap varies along the length of the wing:
I've already drilled the main skins to the spar and ribs.
I'm about to drill the leading edge skin to the spar flange. I will also remove the tank and drill/dimple the tank screw attach holes.
I tried removing and re-clecoing the leading edge and tank, the gap did not change. I also tried removing and re-clecoing the bottom skins, starting with clecos at the trailing edge and working forward towards the main spar to push the slack forward. That didn't seem to help.
Should I be concerned? Is it possible to close the gap at this point or should I wait until after dimpling to check this again? I figured that I would gain some slack once the main skins are dimpled.
Inboard main skin to tank skin, bottom side: 1/32"
Link to photo: http://i.imgur.com/wte6kgX.jpg?2
Outboard main to tank skin, bottom side: no gap
It's been over 3 months since I've last touched this assembly, partly because of this.
Hi all,
I need some advice.
I clecoed the right wing skins onto the skeleton, clecoed the leading edge and tank on. I have gaps between the main and leading edge/tank skins. The gap varies along the length of the wing:
- inboard, there is no gap on top or bottom side
- middle, there is about 1/32" gap between the top main/tank skin and bottom main/tank skin.
- outboard, there is about a 1/32" gap between the top main/leading edge skin and bottom main/leading edge skin.
I've already drilled the main skins to the spar and ribs.
I'm about to drill the leading edge skin to the spar flange. I will also remove the tank and drill/dimple the tank screw attach holes.
I tried removing and re-clecoing the leading edge and tank, the gap did not change. I also tried removing and re-clecoing the bottom skins, starting with clecos at the trailing edge and working forward towards the main spar to push the slack forward. That didn't seem to help.
Should I be concerned? Is it possible to close the gap at this point or should I wait until after dimpling to check this again? I figured that I would gain some slack once the main skins are dimpled.
Inboard main skin to tank skin, bottom side: 1/32"
![wte6kgX.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fwte6kgX.jpg&hash=d5e4c519ff040c95b07fc542c92a69b9)
Link to photo: http://i.imgur.com/wte6kgX.jpg?2
Outboard main to tank skin, bottom side: no gap
![DJWe5GF.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FDJWe5GF.jpg&hash=6da9223d1c1360c7b37f84c2490f3cd4)
![DJWe5GF.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FDJWe5GF.jpg%3F1&hash=7c41c235ebaaf8134ce14d4654e238d2)
It's been over 3 months since I've last touched this assembly, partly because of this.
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