AntiGravity
Well Known Member
I'd like to back the pop rivets holding the fibreglass tips on the empennage. I don't like the idea of a pop rivet on the thin (countersunk) fibreglass. On the HS I used a thin strip of 020 aluminium bonded to the fibreglass, but I think this may add unnecessary weight, since most of the material is 'wasted' in the gap between the rivets. So I thought an aluminium washer might be another idea. Except I can't find any. I'm thinking 1/8" ID, 7/16" or 1/2" OD and 1/16" thick or close too, and bond it in place on each hole. Anyone know if Al washers like this are available? If so, who from? I haven't found any in NZ yet. Of course, it doesn't help being Xmas with so many shops and suppliers closed
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