Prior to starting the Horizontal Stabilizer build, I actually completed the Flaperon Skeletons. I riveted them together prior to skinning, which I'm not sure was a good idea. I'll still need to de-burr the rivet holes for the skins, but I think I can manage that with the skeletons assembled. I did not go that route with the horizontal stabilizer, though. Anyway, here are the skeletons primed and riveted. I need to fix one hinge bracket/nose rib combo due to an alignment error. It will require making a new bracket and nose rib, and match drilling them to the existing hole in the spar. If I mess that up, I'll have to build a whole new flaperon skeleton.
Close-up of Flaperon Skeleton with inboard control horn:
All 4 flaperon skeletons. 2 each make up each flap/aileron combo:
I didn't shoot much video or photos for these parts, though I do have some video footage of assembly. More on that later...
Cheers!
Are the flange gaps in the flaperon ribs (the gaps that reach the flat of the rib) a modification from the original design?
ReplyDeleteI'm assuming you're talking about the two relief notches on the top curve of the tip ribs, and the corresponding single relief notch on the nose ribs? If so, those are specified in the blueprints.
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