Author: "Jim Smith" <jsmith@...> Time: Sat Jul 9, 2005 2:46 pm PDT Link
I am ready to attach the fiberglass rudder bottom with pop-rivets. I know I need to countersink the fiberglass, but do I need to dimple the aluminum flange it attaches to? Also I am assuming that I need to pop-rivet the front of the fiberglass bottom to the Horn Brace and Front Spar, right? The plans don't show any pop-rivets at these locations.
Thanks!
Jim
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Author: Phil Birkelbach <phil@...> Time: Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:27 pm PDT Link
You don't need to countersink the flanges.
I riveted it to the brace but I don't remember if I put one through
the spar or not. I doubt that it is that critical.
If you are building a taildragger you may have an interference
problem with the tailwheel spring. I'm glad I waited to put my
rudder bottom on until I was nearly finished because there is no way
the rudder bottom would go on mine without serious modification. I
cut a flat spot in the bottom to clear the tailwheel spring. Van may
have fixed it by now mine was a pretty early kit.
Godspeed,
Phil
On Jul 9, 2005, at 11:16, Jim Smith wrote:
> I am ready to attach the fiberglass rudder bottom with pop-rivets.
> I know I need to countersink the fiberglass, but do I need to
> dimple the aluminum flange it attaches to? Also I am assuming that
> I need to pop-rivet the front of the fiberglass bottom to the Horn
> Brace and Front Spar, right? The plans don't show any pop-rivets at
> these locations.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jim
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> Van's Air Force - World Wide Wing
> www.vansaircraft.net
> Yahoo! Groups Links
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