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Re: Europa-List: Aileron tip "droop"

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Aileron tip "droop"
From: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 00:45:37

Fred
Or you might add an extra ply of BID to make the flange a bit thicker, 
make it stronger too, that area is a bit prone to cracks in the paint 
after some flying.
(I think I understood youir question but can't be certain ;-) )
Graham
karelvranken wrote:

> <karelvranken@hotmail.com>
>
> Fred,
> You are a fine  builder, nearly perfect is not good enough. I placed a 
> small spacer under the hinge so that the aileron mates exactly with 
> the wing.
> Karel Vranken, F-PKRL # 447 XS monowheel Rotax 912ULS Airmaster CSU, 
> sixteen hours and waiting for final certificate of navigability.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Klein" <fklein@orcasonline.com>
> To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 7:14 PM
> Subject: Europa-List: Aileron tip "droop"
>
>
>>
>> All,
>>
>> Finally, my XS wings are almost complete and I'm psyched to move onto 
>> the cockpit module. I've marveled at the way the flaps and ailerons 
>> mate with the wing washout...Ms. Europa is indeed a clean 
>> machine...and here's the rub: I've noticed that on both wings, 
>> outboard of the outermost aileron hinge, my ailerons "droop" about 
>> 1/16th of an inch such that the air flow on the underside will be 
>> disturbed at the hinge line.  I'm considering adding a short length 
>> of hinge to bring the bottom of the aileron even with the lower wing 
>> skin.
>>
>> Has anyone else had a similar condition, and if so, was it 
>> ignored?...or how was it dealt with?
>>
>> Fred
>> A194
>>
>> ...happily building, regretting delays, and envious of those in the 
>> air...
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