Thanks Jos,
I will measure the squareness of the brackets, and will report my findings.
I tried to get them vertical with respect to the ground, but they may be out
by a small amount, or I might have to actually taper the top of the brackets
in towards each other slightly. More later...
I am sure that this has affected more than a few builders, the dimensions
are a bit tight near the sidewall.
It is only the very upper outboard back part (the back part with the
bellcrank mounted to it) of the bracket that wants to lean outward of the
fuselage by up to 1 quarter inch, and only the corner, so it would be very
easy to miss. However, I will check for my own assumed inaccuracies first...
Greg Fuchs (A050)
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Yes, the bell cranks move outside, that's normal. From your reply i now
understand that the brackets are rotated - top out bottom in - Yes, you
should correct it. The inside of the brackets, after glassing in, should be
about 90 degrees to the sides. The manual also calls for the brackets to be
squared up, also that is quite important to make fitting the wings easier.
Thinking back, i see now what my problem was here. Later, when fitting the
wings, the manual calls for a check of the line up of the bell crank. One of
them was not in line anymore, while i am quite sure it was ok in the stage
you are in now. The brackets, until glassed in, are flexible enough to be
pushed around, out of square. That must have happened, not much, but just
the 5 millimeters that were missing. Please check the squareness again
before glassing :-)
Regards,
Jos Okhuijsen
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