All,
Firstly fwiw this is my first post.
Introduction: Ive recently taken over a partly built RV-4. Ive built aircraft before, just not in metal.
Problem: Im attempting to fit the port wing LE skin, regardless of how much tension I place on the tie down straps I cannot seem to get the wing skin to line up with the tank, Im talking about where they are both positioned on the spar flanges. At present on the upper surface flange I have the tank and LE skin in perfect alignment and the gap between the two is uniform right around the entire D nose, however on the underside edge the LE skin is short of the tankskin by 3/16".
As an exercise, I removed the Sta 55 nose rib and pulled eveything back down tight, without the rib and doubler in place I can reduce the gap to 1/16".
I guess my question is, is it OK to have a 3/16" gap between the 2 pieces or is there something I'm doing wrong ??
Ive (hopefully) linked some pictures of my issue.
http://s1118.photobucket.com/albums/k610/Derek106/
Firstly fwiw this is my first post.
Introduction: Ive recently taken over a partly built RV-4. Ive built aircraft before, just not in metal.
Problem: Im attempting to fit the port wing LE skin, regardless of how much tension I place on the tie down straps I cannot seem to get the wing skin to line up with the tank, Im talking about where they are both positioned on the spar flanges. At present on the upper surface flange I have the tank and LE skin in perfect alignment and the gap between the two is uniform right around the entire D nose, however on the underside edge the LE skin is short of the tankskin by 3/16".
As an exercise, I removed the Sta 55 nose rib and pulled eveything back down tight, without the rib and doubler in place I can reduce the gap to 1/16".
I guess my question is, is it OK to have a 3/16" gap between the 2 pieces or is there something I'm doing wrong ??
Ive (hopefully) linked some pictures of my issue.
http://s1118.photobucket.com/albums/k610/Derek106/
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