Craig
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I have a quickbuild RV-8 (wings and fuselage). I have mated the wings and fuselage for the first time. There is a significant gap between the bottom fuselage skin and the bottom wing skin. I have drilled the screw holes, thinking that it would close the gap. The result is a bow between each screw.
I'm thinking that I can bend the bottom fuselage skin upward a little when I have the wings off next time. The aft spar will kind of limit how much I can bend it.
If this doesn't eliminate the bow between each screw, I'm thinking of a spacer between the top of the bottom fuselage skin and the bottom of the bottom wing skin.
I'm soliciting other ideas.
Here's a picture of the offending area:
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Craig Mac Arthur
I'm thinking that I can bend the bottom fuselage skin upward a little when I have the wings off next time. The aft spar will kind of limit how much I can bend it.
If this doesn't eliminate the bow between each screw, I'm thinking of a spacer between the top of the bottom fuselage skin and the bottom of the bottom wing skin.
I'm soliciting other ideas.
Here's a picture of the offending area:
Craig Mac Arthur
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