Ha. Oops. Guess we weren't off list after all...
Cheers,
David
-----Original Message-----
From: David Glauser
Subject: Re: wing plates
Ah, so yours was off too.
When I cut the metal out, I found it had two layers of glass on the outside and
three on the inside. I replaced it with the same number of layers, but using
thicker cloth, plus the 4 layers called for by the plans. I filled in the space
left by the movement of the plate with flox rather than foam. Figure I ought
to be OK.
David
(Waiting for a calm weekend day when I can get a helper, to bond the sockets
on...)
-----Original Message-----
Subject: Re: wing plates
Hi, David.
I responded to Dave off-list because I could not remember (and being at the
office, could not verify) where I put the pins, but I did remember having
two sets of holes. Now, having read your message, I remember why I drilled
and tapped two holes. I chose to take an easier (to my way of thinking
anyhow) approach to fix the pin-to-fuselage-plate mismatch. I made a
threaded aluminum plug to bond into the "spare" hole. After doing a bit of
math on the structural strength of the aluminum plates in the wing root rib
with an extra hole I was satisfied that this was safe.
Best regards,
Rob Housman
A070
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