Kenneth
Member
Hey everybody,
I'm in the process of fitting the skins to the wing skeleton on my RV-8 wings. I had no problems when I did the left wing, but I am having issues with the right wing bottom skins.
I have the wing skeleton hung in a jig and made sure there is no twist or sag in the spar. I fit the top skins with little problem, but for some reason the bottom inboard skin will not line up with both the ribs and the main spar. I have a couple clecos holding the skin to the ribs and the spar-to-skin holes are out of alignment by about 1/2 diameter of the hole. No way I can get a cleco in 'em.
Click Here for a picture.
I've emailed Vans, but I'm wondering if this has happened to anyone else and what you did to pull them into alignment.
Thanks,
--Ken
I'm in the process of fitting the skins to the wing skeleton on my RV-8 wings. I had no problems when I did the left wing, but I am having issues with the right wing bottom skins.
I have the wing skeleton hung in a jig and made sure there is no twist or sag in the spar. I fit the top skins with little problem, but for some reason the bottom inboard skin will not line up with both the ribs and the main spar. I have a couple clecos holding the skin to the ribs and the spar-to-skin holes are out of alignment by about 1/2 diameter of the hole. No way I can get a cleco in 'em.
Click Here for a picture.
I've emailed Vans, but I'm wondering if this has happened to anyone else and what you did to pull them into alignment.
Thanks,
--Ken