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Re: Aileron Thrust Plates (and distortions)

Subject: Re: Aileron Thrust Plates (and distortions)
From: John Grant <grantdes@ayla.avnet.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 17:30:34
>
have recently seen 
>ripples mystically appear along the bottom of the fuselage which are too 
>deep to fill ! Whether this is an indication of long term instability or 
>just something which happens during construction remains to be seen. 
>
Re: Ripples,

Dave Dufton's aircraft had quite deep ripples apear on the underside just 
ahead of the tailwheel where it had been supported for a few weeks.

Seems the foam collapses and the skins simply creep with load & time.


John Grant


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