Jon Clements
Well Known Member
I am interested to know if anyone has had an issue with their left flap skin being rolled from the incorrect point. Three of us are building 7's and the leading edge of all three left flap skins have been roll formed with the fold point behind the rivet line. When fitted this results in a severe depression in the skin shape between the ribs because the skin pulls flat across the fold line. Unfortunately we had dimpled all the flap skins prior to realizing the issue so its too late to refold the skins in the correct location. We have compared the skins to the right flap skins and they have definitely been folded in the incorrect location in the manufacturing process (slipped past quality control I guess...?). Once you have dimpled the skins it's too late to refold them without creating a serious mess. We are about to contact Vans to request new skins however before we do I am interested to know how wide spread the problem is.
Has anyone else had this issue? Our kits were all purchased in late 2006.
If you haven't started your flaps I would suggest comparing your right and left skins prior to dimpling. The fold line of the leading edge roll should be just IN FRONT of the rivet line. If the fold line where the roll starts is behind the rivet line it is an issue requiring attention.
Has anyone else had this issue? Our kits were all purchased in late 2006.
If you haven't started your flaps I would suggest comparing your right and left skins prior to dimpling. The fold line of the leading edge roll should be just IN FRONT of the rivet line. If the fold line where the roll starts is behind the rivet line it is an issue requiring attention.