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RV-14 Horizontal Stab

mcattell

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I'm surprised I couldn't find a post on this already, but is it really correct that the horizontal stab spars do not get machine counter-sunk for skins? If I read the instructions correct the skins get machine counter-sunk instead of dimpling. The skins would be dimpled for the ribs. That just doesn't seem right to counter-skin the thinner skin instead of the spars. The wing spars got machine counter-sunk. Did I miss something in the instructions?
 
Page 08-08 says:
Step 3:dimple the skins(except for the few fairing attach holes)

Step 4: Machine countersink, for dimples in the skin, the #40 holes in the flanges of both spars.

Step 5: countersink the stringers to accommodate skin dimples.

Maybe you're missing this page?:cool:
 
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