alpinelakespilot2000
Well Known Member
It appears that reports of my being complete with the empennage were premature....
Riveted the trailing edge of my left elevator straight and with no problems last night. Went to put on the trim tab and found that the tab was warped by about 5/16" on the trailing edge (see picture). I confirmed that it is the tab, not the elevator that is warped. The funny thing is, I had no idea the warp was there at all until I fitted it to the elevator, so I don't know where in the process I went wrong.
Obviously, I'm going to have to rebuild the tab, but what concerns me is how this happened in the first place. I don't want to merely repeat this warp the second time around (replacement parts are going to cost $40 + another $25 in shipping I'd guess).
Has anyone else had this problem or have any suggestions? Photo hopefully attached below.
http://www.cwu.edu/~moorest/Brazil_Web_Photos/Photos.htm
Thanks,
Steve
Riveted the trailing edge of my left elevator straight and with no problems last night. Went to put on the trim tab and found that the tab was warped by about 5/16" on the trailing edge (see picture). I confirmed that it is the tab, not the elevator that is warped. The funny thing is, I had no idea the warp was there at all until I fitted it to the elevator, so I don't know where in the process I went wrong.
Obviously, I'm going to have to rebuild the tab, but what concerns me is how this happened in the first place. I don't want to merely repeat this warp the second time around (replacement parts are going to cost $40 + another $25 in shipping I'd guess).
Has anyone else had this problem or have any suggestions? Photo hopefully attached below.
http://www.cwu.edu/~moorest/Brazil_Web_Photos/Photos.htm
Thanks,
Steve
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