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1. 04:08 PM - rib/leading edge of front spar gap (Jay Dub)
2. 07:17 PM - Re: rib/leading edge of front spar gap (Richard Pike)
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| Subject: | rib/leading edge of front spar gap |
I'm working on my FS2 I bought partially completed. The previous owner did a pretty
good job on most everything. However, when inspecting the wings I noticed
if I lay a straight edge on the nose of the ribs and the end of the rib (just
in front of the rivet) that the straight edge is about 3/32" up above the front
spar. This means there will be protrusions in the fabric at every rib once
covered. It sounds like this should have been checked in the building process
but got overlooked somehow.
Short of unriveting everything off the leading edge spar and either rotating it
(which would be weaker due to the holes) or just replacing it by getting the
ribs back just a bit more, are the protrusions something I need to fix? I know
I can tape over each one but is there a better way so the protrusions don't poke
through the fabric? I don't feel comfortable taking a cutoff wheel to the
rib protrusions as I could easily damage that leading edge spar with a little
slip.
Jay
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| Subject: | Re: rib/leading edge of front spar gap |
If I were you I would buy a roll of this stuff, lay a couple or three plys over
the end of the ribs onto the leading edge, blend them in, and cover just the
first foot or so of the wing with some scrap fabric across a couple rib bays and
see if it looks acceptable.
https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cspages/antichafe09-02110.php
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Richard Pike
Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
Kingsport, TN 3TN0
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