Moose QB Stabilizer hinge point misalignment.
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:54 pm
Hi Guys,
Having mostly finished the elevator on my moose QB, I decided to check out
how it would mate up to the stabilizer. I built a frame from which I could
suspend the stabilizer and attached elevator to the stabilizer.
It turned out that when I aligned (made flush) one of the elevator tips to
the stabilizer, the other elevator tip was out of flush by a full 1/2" at
the forward end and about 1/8" at the aft end or hinge point area. I posted
a picture in section 101.
After several minutes of noodling and diddling with my 4 dollar Home Depot
laser level, I found the problem. The stabilizer end rib and reinforcement
bracket were installed on one end about 1/8" from where they should have
been.
So..... I figure I have two options. 1) Fix or 2) ignore.
If I ignore, I wonder whether flight characteristics will be affected and
whether structural pieces will be affected over the near term or short
term. (Plus it looks, well...just plain goofy.)
If I fix, I'm thinking I'll want another end bracket from MAM since the new
holes in the bracket will be a only about 1/8" away from the old holes.
What's the fastest way of getting a stabilizer hinge/doubler these days?
I welcome any and all suggestions and comments.
Thanks!
Fred
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Having mostly finished the elevator on my moose QB, I decided to check out
how it would mate up to the stabilizer. I built a frame from which I could
suspend the stabilizer and attached elevator to the stabilizer.
It turned out that when I aligned (made flush) one of the elevator tips to
the stabilizer, the other elevator tip was out of flush by a full 1/2" at
the forward end and about 1/8" at the aft end or hinge point area. I posted
a picture in section 101.
After several minutes of noodling and diddling with my 4 dollar Home Depot
laser level, I found the problem. The stabilizer end rib and reinforcement
bracket were installed on one end about 1/8" from where they should have
been.
So..... I figure I have two options. 1) Fix or 2) ignore.
If I ignore, I wonder whether flight characteristics will be affected and
whether structural pieces will be affected over the near term or short
term. (Plus it looks, well...just plain goofy.)
If I fix, I'm thinking I'll want another end bracket from MAM since the new
holes in the bracket will be a only about 1/8" away from the old holes.
What's the fastest way of getting a stabilizer hinge/doubler these days?
I welcome any and all suggestions and comments.
Thanks!
Fred
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