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RV-10 Trim Tab Pull Rivets

ggfoxtail

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First time builder and poster here just getting started on my RV-10, so I basically know nothing.

I bought a full kit secondhand with some of the surfaces finished, but was halted due to LCP. I'm in the process of replacing/rebuilding the affected components and immediately screwed up the trim tab skins. I have the original perfectly built trim tabs with the LCP main rib in them and experimented with seeing if I could get the main rib out without hurting the skins. I was successful and would like to use these skins with the replacement spar. This will allow me to use the solid rivets on the accessible portion, but I would need to find an acceptable pull rivet in place of the AN426AD3-3.5. What would you folks recommend as an acceptable pull rivet?

Thanks, Garrett
 
This is an engineering question on a surface subject to flutter; I’d try to get ahold of Vans’ engineering and ask them.
 
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