Thanks Ian,
At least a variation in fuselage width won't affect how the flap cross tube
mates up to the flaps, since all the dimensions appear to be referenced to
the wings and wing pins. It does look like my cross tube is similar to
others, so your memory serves you well. I am not sure why some fuselages
are wider, either. When I put in my cockpit module, I used straps arount the
fuselage to suck it to the cp module. That was done to stay away from
putting rivet holes through the outer shell of the fuselage, which would
just be a lot of work filling them in again later. Maybe that might create
a 'slightly' smaller fuselage width?
I would indeed be interested in how the flap tube fits on 576..
Regards,
Greg
Greg
Just measured the tube from Kit 576 and it is 44-5/8th long. I am not aware
that there has been any variation in the tube lengths that Frans referred
to.
There is some variation in the fuselage width which I have never been able
to explain given the rigidity of the cockpit module. For example Kit 576 is
some 12mm wider at the forward wing pins than I would expect. I am about to
do the flap tube on 576 so I can let you know if this cross tube is long
enough for this aircraft.
Ian Rickard G-IANI XS Trigear, 300hours
Europa Club Mods Specialist
e-mail g-iani@ntlworld.com
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