Aileron hinge shims (spacers)
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:30 am
Hello,
This is my first message to the group as a fully fledged Rebel builder! My
recent purchase of rebel kit 786 from a builder in New Jersey has me very
excited, even though the only thing I've done so far is stare at the project in
my garage! Control surfaces and wings done 100%, fuselage about 40%.
Has Ontario mods too!
I'm slowly taking inventory of all the things that I still have questions on.
One of these is that I was told by the owner that shims (or spacers) between
the aileron hinge brackets and the rear spar are a valid "fix" to prevent aileron
contact with the wing. An archived post suggested that this might be due to
too acute an angle between the spar and the flange the wing skin sits on.
That post goes on to suggest that 3/16" is the widest spacer allowed per
MAM. I've sent a similar query to Murphy, but I thought I'd ask all of you as
well?
Rob
Rebel #786
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This is my first message to the group as a fully fledged Rebel builder! My
recent purchase of rebel kit 786 from a builder in New Jersey has me very
excited, even though the only thing I've done so far is stare at the project in
my garage! Control surfaces and wings done 100%, fuselage about 40%.
Has Ontario mods too!
I'm slowly taking inventory of all the things that I still have questions on.
One of these is that I was told by the owner that shims (or spacers) between
the aileron hinge brackets and the rear spar are a valid "fix" to prevent aileron
contact with the wing. An archived post suggested that this might be due to
too acute an angle between the spar and the flange the wing skin sits on.
That post goes on to suggest that 3/16" is the widest spacer allowed per
MAM. I've sent a similar query to Murphy, but I thought I'd ask all of you as
well?
Rob
Rebel #786
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