REFLECTOR: Aileron Question

[Joe Ewen]

Larry,
My manual (circa 1996) reads "Cut a 1/2" deep slot under the top skin at
each hinge location to accommodate the short bent portion of the hinge
backing plate."  I put a backing plate behind each hinge.  If memory serves
me, I cut up the available strip proportional to the hinge lengths of 2 at 6"
and 1 at 8" per side.
Hope this helps,
Joe

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "lawrence epstein" <ljepstein at hotmail.com>
To: <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 5:42 PM
Subject: REFLECTOR: Aileron Question


> I am confused (yet again).  I have 2 pieces of Aileron Hinge backing
plate,
> of identical length, each considerably longer than the 9" needed to cover
> the imbedded section of torque tube.  It seems obvious that there should
be
> backing plate under all three of the hinges, but, other than the section
> over the Torque tube, it is never mentioned in the first 2 versions of the
> Construction manual (The 1 that came with the kit & the 1st 1 that was
> available for download) and is only obliquely referred to in the version I
> downloaded recently (Mentions to drill under the foam under the outboard
> plate).
>
> Is there backing plate under all 3 hinges? what are the dimensions of the
3
> plates?
>
> Larry Epstein
> V173FG Elite (ie; Long wing standard fuselage)
>
>
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