Hello,
I just finished my practice control surface kit and I'm so pumped (though it took me longer than I like) I learned and made many mistakes but some things I'm not sure about if I made mistakes. The leading edge instructions were pretty short and unclear (even after reading the section 5-j/k). I'm hoping this is because A: no one will see how ugly the final product would be on the rudder when you put that skill to practice and B: the rolled leading edge doesn't carry much load? Here are my concerns.
1: How much overlap should the top part of the edge have with the bottom part? I just guessed and measured an inch which seemed to produce a nice curve.
2: How much residual stress can these edges have when you rivet them together? After rolling the edges I still had to hold down a good amount to keep them together. Not so hard that clecos couldn't hold them together, but still maybe 10 pounds or so(totally guessing).
thanks!
I just finished my practice control surface kit and I'm so pumped (though it took me longer than I like) I learned and made many mistakes but some things I'm not sure about if I made mistakes. The leading edge instructions were pretty short and unclear (even after reading the section 5-j/k). I'm hoping this is because A: no one will see how ugly the final product would be on the rudder when you put that skill to practice and B: the rolled leading edge doesn't carry much load? Here are my concerns.
1: How much overlap should the top part of the edge have with the bottom part? I just guessed and measured an inch which seemed to produce a nice curve.
2: How much residual stress can these edges have when you rivet them together? After rolling the edges I still had to hold down a good amount to keep them together. Not so hard that clecos couldn't hold them together, but still maybe 10 pounds or so(totally guessing).
thanks!