Just looking for a few opinions.
I bent the tabs tonight and to my surprise did so with no cracks! I had been putting this off for quite some time but with nothing left to do on the tail kit and wings still a few weeks away I figured there's no better time than the present.
The only flaw is that when I bent one of the bottom tabs my block must have shifted inward a hair at the trailing edge. This went un-noticed until I bent the top tab and a small (1/16th) bulge appeared where the bottom tab now interfered with the top skin. I opened the tab enough to file the tab to fit and cured the interference issue. Now Im not building a show plane, and the trailing edge is straight right up until the bulge, but will this have any adverse effects on flying characteristics? Future cracks? airworthyness? Or should I just scrap the tab and try again?
Thanks for the replys.
Trevor
I bent the tabs tonight and to my surprise did so with no cracks! I had been putting this off for quite some time but with nothing left to do on the tail kit and wings still a few weeks away I figured there's no better time than the present.
The only flaw is that when I bent one of the bottom tabs my block must have shifted inward a hair at the trailing edge. This went un-noticed until I bent the top tab and a small (1/16th) bulge appeared where the bottom tab now interfered with the top skin. I opened the tab enough to file the tab to fit and cured the interference issue. Now Im not building a show plane, and the trailing edge is straight right up until the bulge, but will this have any adverse effects on flying characteristics? Future cracks? airworthyness? Or should I just scrap the tab and try again?
Thanks for the replys.
Trevor
