All,
I have a tank / leading edge fit problem. The tank skin sticks out a little farther than the leading edge skin. By little I mean about the thickness of the tank skin (a little more in some parts and a little less in others). This occurs aound the front (leading edge) where the two skins meet. When I remove the joint plate and mount the leading edge and tank to the spar they look OK. Thus, my diagnosis is the joint plate was not drilled properly. So, easy enough, just make a new joint plate, right?
Well, not so easy... both the tank skin and the leading edge skin have already been dimpled. I did manage to drill the holes in a new joint plate for the leading edge attach. However when I try to fit the tank to the leading edge so I can drill the nut plate holes the dimpled #8 holes in the tank skin prevent me from getting a tight fit. Any thoughts on how I might locate the nut plate holes on the joint plate and get a good fit?
Thanks,
I have a tank / leading edge fit problem. The tank skin sticks out a little farther than the leading edge skin. By little I mean about the thickness of the tank skin (a little more in some parts and a little less in others). This occurs aound the front (leading edge) where the two skins meet. When I remove the joint plate and mount the leading edge and tank to the spar they look OK. Thus, my diagnosis is the joint plate was not drilled properly. So, easy enough, just make a new joint plate, right?
Well, not so easy... both the tank skin and the leading edge skin have already been dimpled. I did manage to drill the holes in a new joint plate for the leading edge attach. However when I try to fit the tank to the leading edge so I can drill the nut plate holes the dimpled #8 holes in the tank skin prevent me from getting a tight fit. Any thoughts on how I might locate the nut plate holes on the joint plate and get a good fit?
Thanks,