Captain Sacto
Well Known Member
Hi Folks!
I could use some feedback from the remarkable expertise on this forum.
I'm trying to install the trim tab on the left elevator for my 7A emp.
My bending of the little tabs that make up the ends of the trailing edges was maybe not as close to acceptable as I thought. Here's what I have between the elevator and tab, it's about 3/16 wide, although it varies. Any closer, and I have conflict between the blind rivet heads.
No worries (if you can get past the appearance), except for the inboard end of the trim tab extends beyond the inboard line of the elevator by almost 1/4 of an inch!
I figure that I might be able to trim the inboard of the trim tab down to 3/16 beyond the inboard line of the elevator, but how much is too much?
Alternatively, I'm thinking that I could use a cutoff wheel to remove the bended metal from the elevator (back to where the bend should be), then fashion a small rib to pop rivet in place. One goof with the cutoff wheel, and the elev is toast, however.
Comments and suggetions welcome.
Thanks in advance! Tom Parker in Sacramento
I could use some feedback from the remarkable expertise on this forum.
I'm trying to install the trim tab on the left elevator for my 7A emp.
My bending of the little tabs that make up the ends of the trailing edges was maybe not as close to acceptable as I thought. Here's what I have between the elevator and tab, it's about 3/16 wide, although it varies. Any closer, and I have conflict between the blind rivet heads.
![Doggies-flyingarrow-acconst409035.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi108.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn23%2FCaptain-Midnite%2FSpring%252009%2FDoggies-flyingarrow-acconst409035.jpg&hash=31cba7628f02777aa5a4abb1c82f183d)
No worries (if you can get past the appearance), except for the inboard end of the trim tab extends beyond the inboard line of the elevator by almost 1/4 of an inch!
![Doggies-flyingarrow-acconst409041.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi108.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn23%2FCaptain-Midnite%2FSpring%252009%2FDoggies-flyingarrow-acconst409041.jpg&hash=6051e7b4343d22dbbbc29ad712ed33e6)
I figure that I might be able to trim the inboard of the trim tab down to 3/16 beyond the inboard line of the elevator, but how much is too much?
Alternatively, I'm thinking that I could use a cutoff wheel to remove the bended metal from the elevator (back to where the bend should be), then fashion a small rib to pop rivet in place. One goof with the cutoff wheel, and the elev is toast, however.
Comments and suggetions welcome.
Thanks in advance! Tom Parker in Sacramento