kbalch
Well Known Member
I've been working on getting my right wing buttoned up and have only a few tasks to go. I got the autopilot roll servo installed and wired yesterday and was moving along with the aileron trim servo when I realized that the little black box was dead. The good news is that Ray Allen is replacing it immediately, gratis (really nice guy over there!). The bad news is that I won't be riveting those bottom skins until the replacement arrives. No point installing it through an inspection panel opening if I can avoid it...
So, back to the left wing today. Aileron mounted, bellcrank, torque tube, & both pushrods set to their neutral positions and torqued. I spent a little time puzzling over the apparent trailing-edge up attitude of the aileron when set to neutral before realizing that this was the normal, much-discussed, reflex position. Awesome, a "problem" that doesn't require a solution!
On to wingtip fitting - and a question. With the inner flanges trimmed in accordance with the manual and the wingtip properly positioned on the wing (wingtip leading edge fully snugged down into the leading edge skin), there's about 3/16" of the wingtip trailing edge sticking out aft of the aileron trailing edge. There's absolutely no more room to move the wingtip farther forward (when I apply any more force with the ratchet strap, the wingtip tries to buckle), so this appears to be the wingtip's final position.
Should I sand the wingtip trailing edge straight across? There appears to be enough glass there to do so without springing it open, but that just doesn't seem right somehow. Thoughts?
So, back to the left wing today. Aileron mounted, bellcrank, torque tube, & both pushrods set to their neutral positions and torqued. I spent a little time puzzling over the apparent trailing-edge up attitude of the aileron when set to neutral before realizing that this was the normal, much-discussed, reflex position. Awesome, a "problem" that doesn't require a solution!
On to wingtip fitting - and a question. With the inner flanges trimmed in accordance with the manual and the wingtip properly positioned on the wing (wingtip leading edge fully snugged down into the leading edge skin), there's about 3/16" of the wingtip trailing edge sticking out aft of the aileron trailing edge. There's absolutely no more room to move the wingtip farther forward (when I apply any more force with the ratchet strap, the wingtip tries to buckle), so this appears to be the wingtip's final position.
Should I sand the wingtip trailing edge straight across? There appears to be enough glass there to do so without springing it open, but that just doesn't seem right somehow. Thoughts?