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Re: Aileron Length

Subject: Re: Aileron Length
From: Barrington Tennant <Tennant@tonline.de>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 08:40:35
Hi Steve,

Do not make the fit to the flaps too tight as the wings will deflect in
flight and cause them to touch. I had to file mine for clearence after
the first flight.

Barry Tennant
D-EHBT


Steve Hagar schrieb:
> 
> Jim:
> 
> This must be pretty typical asboth my ailerons were the same way ans I
> built them myself. I would suggest that you fit up your flaps and then
> position your aileron in.  After lining every thing up as good as possible
> make judgement call as to which side to trim to give you the smallest gap
> either at the wing tip or the flap interface. Just sand off a little at a
> time as its alot easer than going back and having to add on. You may
> want/have to take a little off each end to get the nicest fit. Remember
> this is a custom job, fit. . . sand . . . fit . . etc.
> 
> Have fun
> Steve Hagar
> A143
> Mesa, AZ
> 
> > [Original Message]
> > From: <PreDial@aol.com>
> > Date: 1/14/01 6:53:03 PM
> > Subject: Aileron Length
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > We're putting the hinges on our XS ailerons.  We cheated (lazy) and
> purchased
> > the prebuilt Stage 1 kit so the ailerons came precovered.  We noticed
> that
> > the ailerons are 60.825 long measured along the hinge flange.  The
> opening in
> > the wing is 60.5 long without leaving any clearance at either end of the
> > aileron.  Are we supposed to cut off some of the aileron or how do we
> make
> > them fit in the openings?  We're rather do surgery to the tip end as the
> root
> > close outs and their bolts are completed.
> >
> > Thanks for all the help we get from this list.
> >
> > Jim & Heather Butcher A185
> 
> --- Steve Hagar
> --- hagargs@earthlink.net
> 


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