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I?ve just put the left wing on the workbench preparing to rivet the top skins. After clecoing the skins, one panel as depicted in green has minor oil canning. I clecoed the skins following the Vans recommended pattern ( center point of the middle rib, longitudinally up and down as I moved out laterally toward the root and tip)
After finishing the clecoing, one panel has minor oil canning,( green highlight below) none of the other panels have oil canning nor does the same point on the clecoed right wing....
I?ve read where it may be a rib flange that isn?t sitting perfectly at 90 deg. to the spar, but will check it early next week. Are there other things to check and associated remedies?
The clecoes are in place, skipping every other hole and the j-channel isn?t in place. Maybe clecoing every hole around the effected area replicating the rivets might be a realistic indicator.....
The spar is ? centered bubble? on the bench and the twist has been checked with a plumbbob and it?s negligible.
Thanks
Jt
I?ve just put the left wing on the workbench preparing to rivet the top skins. After clecoing the skins, one panel as depicted in green has minor oil canning. I clecoed the skins following the Vans recommended pattern ( center point of the middle rib, longitudinally up and down as I moved out laterally toward the root and tip)
After finishing the clecoing, one panel has minor oil canning,( green highlight below) none of the other panels have oil canning nor does the same point on the clecoed right wing....
I?ve read where it may be a rib flange that isn?t sitting perfectly at 90 deg. to the spar, but will check it early next week. Are there other things to check and associated remedies?
The clecoes are in place, skipping every other hole and the j-channel isn?t in place. Maybe clecoing every hole around the effected area replicating the rivets might be a realistic indicator.....
The spar is ? centered bubble? on the bench and the twist has been checked with a plumbbob and it?s negligible.
Thanks
Jt