Flaperons Question
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:56 am
Happy St. Patrick' Day.
(For you Australians, this is a religious excuse to drink beer) (Not that one is
really needed, you know)
We are moving forward with the building of the Rebel flaperons and a fork in
the road has presented itself.
There is a line of rivets across the top of the flaperon spar. According to the
manual these are to be the 1/8" x 3/16" pulled rivets.
The fork in the road is this: Is there an advantage to use flush rivets here? I
know that some builders have run into a clearance problem with the top of
the flaperon and the trailing edge of the wing skin when the flaperon is in the
full "up" position. Using a flush rivet would allow for a little more room in this
area. So that is the question.
Is it worthwhile to dimple and install flush rivets across the top of the
flaperon spar so as to minimize any interference with the rear of the wing
skin?
Tim Hickey
R808
Montrose, Iowa.
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(For you Australians, this is a religious excuse to drink beer) (Not that one is
really needed, you know)
We are moving forward with the building of the Rebel flaperons and a fork in
the road has presented itself.
There is a line of rivets across the top of the flaperon spar. According to the
manual these are to be the 1/8" x 3/16" pulled rivets.
The fork in the road is this: Is there an advantage to use flush rivets here? I
know that some builders have run into a clearance problem with the top of
the flaperon and the trailing edge of the wing skin when the flaperon is in the
full "up" position. Using a flush rivet would allow for a little more room in this
area. So that is the question.
Is it worthwhile to dimple and install flush rivets across the top of the
flaperon spar so as to minimize any interference with the rear of the wing
skin?
Tim Hickey
R808
Montrose, Iowa.
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