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Re: Europa-List: Aileron play

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Aileron play
From: Trevor Pond <trevpond@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:50:59

Nev suggested foil tape over the tufnol   - it sticks well and works a treat.

Regards

Trev Pond
G-LINN

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On 21 Feb 2011, at 16:06, Frans Veldman <frans@privatepilots.nl> wrote:

> 
> On 02/21/2011 03:44 PM, Bob Harrison wrote:
>> I get this problem. The very thin tufnol packing on the quick connect
>> surfaces unfortunately won't take a double layer.
> 
> Ah, good to know.
> 
>> I stripped off the
>> original material mixed up some very thick redux and left both mating
>> surfaces quite "proud" of finished thickness(using new tufnol) then fitted
>> and pinned the wings into place allowing the   redux to cure,
> 
> Ok, but during rigging it is I think quite impossible to line up the
> stick and the aileron so they mate evenly and don't push away the redux
> before the rigging is completed. I usually see the stick moving quite a
> bit during rigging. How do you solve this problem? Or is it not a
> problem at all?
> 
> Thanks,
> Frans
> 
> 
> 
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