NorthernRV4
Well Known Member
I'm starting to plan for my next stage of construction (wings) as I hope to be finished the empennage kit by the end of the year. When I purchased my second hand kit it ended up that I was missing the rear wing spar webs. I emailed Van's to find out the cost of new ones but I expect the shipping to be more than the parts since they are 112" long. A local builder suggested I contact a somewhat local aviation sheet metal shop to have them bend them up. Here's the question I have, does grain direction in the material play any part here? I have never heard of sheets 120" wide so I expect Van's bends with the grain instead of against it but I don't have examples to compare to. Does anyone know from their own kit?