We are getting close to attaching the Empennage fairings. I know the Wing Tips are attached with screws and nut plates. I have even seen people attach the tips with piano hinges. That is probably not the approach we will take. My concern with the Elevator Tip Fairings is for inspections, even pre-flight, after completion. The plans have the Elevator Tip Fairings riveted on with CS4-4 pulled rivets. The nuts that hold the Elevator counter balances are inside of that fairing. Without removing that fairing you can not inspect those nuts/bolts. I am not comfortable with deviating from the plans that people with so much more experience and knowledge in such matters than me, have put together.
Ok enough ramble has anyone used a different method to attach the Elevator Fairings? Such as nut plates and screws. Or is my concern for loosening nuts on the counter weights for naught?
The nuts will stick out into the Elevator/Stabilizer gap if the bolts are put in from the other direction, without countersinking the weights, which removes weight. Even though that would be a small amount of weight.
Thanks in advance.
Ok enough ramble has anyone used a different method to attach the Elevator Fairings? Such as nut plates and screws. Or is my concern for loosening nuts on the counter weights for naught?
The nuts will stick out into the Elevator/Stabilizer gap if the bolts are put in from the other direction, without countersinking the weights, which removes weight. Even though that would be a small amount of weight.
Thanks in advance.