I'm working on adding the piano hinges to the front end of the fuselage of the RV-10, where the cowl will attach.
Page 41Q-7 says to cut a number of shims from 0.020 thick 2024-T3 aluminum. I don't think I see any of this in the box of parts and I don't see this particular material listed in the inventory list (unless I'm missing it).
I do have two pieces of thin aluminum strips labeled F10107, about 3 feet long, which the inventory lists as rivet backing. The shims on 41Q-7 are 1/2 inch wide, while F10107 is 5/8 inches wide.
Two questions:
1, what do I use for the shims behind the piano hinges? Did I overlook the part in the box? Do I cut these from scrap? Do I have to source these somewhere else?
2, Assuming the F10107 is NOT the material for this shim, what is it used for? I've glanced ahead a few sections and I don't see it used in the cabin cover or anything else.
Page 41Q-7 says to cut a number of shims from 0.020 thick 2024-T3 aluminum. I don't think I see any of this in the box of parts and I don't see this particular material listed in the inventory list (unless I'm missing it).
I do have two pieces of thin aluminum strips labeled F10107, about 3 feet long, which the inventory lists as rivet backing. The shims on 41Q-7 are 1/2 inch wide, while F10107 is 5/8 inches wide.
Two questions:
1, what do I use for the shims behind the piano hinges? Did I overlook the part in the box? Do I cut these from scrap? Do I have to source these somewhere else?
2, Assuming the F10107 is NOT the material for this shim, what is it used for? I've glanced ahead a few sections and I don't see it used in the cabin cover or anything else.
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