---------------------------------------------------------- RV7-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 11/05/06: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 09:48 AM - Z-bracket height (llsbiii3@netzero.net) 2. 01:14 PM - Re: Z-bracket height (Don Hall) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 09:48:37 AM PST US From: "llsbiii3@netzero.net" Subject: RV7-List: Z-bracket height My left wing tank overlaped the leading edge by about the 3/64, while on the right wing everything is fitting close. I assemble the entire wing skins with lots of clecos, 50% in skins and 33% in the spars. I match drilled the right wing skins last night. With all the clecos in place I can detect no mid wing sag. This includes using 1/8 clecos in the tank skin to plate-nuts, as they line the tank with everything else. If you have drilled the tank sking for the screws, perhaps you could put a few in place to see if is makes a diferance. In my opinion 3/64 pre-paint does not seem like much to me. I am actually amazed how well all the pa rts fit. Sherman Butler Idaho Falls Wings do not archive From: "Michael D. Cencula" Subject: RV7-List: Z-bracket height I'm working on my -7A wings and am to the point of drilling the Z-bracke ts. The problem is that the Z-brackets seem to be a little bit too high. I' ve got about 3/64 gap between the trailing edge of the tank skin and the le ading edge of the main skin. Does anyone know if this is normal or will it cl ose up when screwing the tank to the spar? I can close the gap by pressing the tank towards the spar with 30-40 lbs of force, but I can see that it fle xes the baffle slightly in the process. Thanks, Mike


My left wing tank overlaped the leading edge by about the 3 /64, while on the right wing everything is fitting close.  I assemb le the entire wing skins with lots of clecos, 50% in skins and 33% in th e spars.  I match drilled the right wing skins last night.  Wi th all the clecos in place I can detect no mid wing sag.  This includes using 1/8 clecos in the tank skin to plate-nuts, as they line the tank with everything else.  If you have drilled the tank sking for the screws, perhaps you could put a few in place to see if is makes a diferance.  In my opinion 3/64 pre-paint does not seem like much to me.  I am actually amazed how well all the parts fit.

Sherman Butler
Idaho Falls
Wings

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From: "Michael D. Cencula" <matronics@cenc ula.com>
Subject: RV7-List: Z-bracket height

I'm working on my -7A wings and am  to the point of drilling the Z-brack ets.  
The problem is that the Z-b rackets seem to be a little bit too&n bsp;high.  I've 
got about 3/64 gap&nbs p;between the trailing edge of the tank&nb sp;skin and the leading 
edge of the&nb sp;main skin.  Does anyone know if th is is normal or will it close 
up& nbsp;when screwing the tank to the spar?&n bsp; I can close the gap by pressing& nbsp;the 
tank towards the spar with 30 -40 lbs of force, but I can see  that it flexes 
the baffle slightly in& nbsp;the process.

Thanks,

Mike

 
________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:14:09 PM PST US From: "Don Hall" Subject: RE: RV7-List: Z-bracket height Try loosening and tightening screws in a different fashion to get a better fit. Small variations can be introduced or resolved during the installation of the screws. ****************************************** Don Hall N517DG (registered) rv7 fuselage http://rv7.donka.net ****************************************** _____ From: owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of llsbiii3@netzero.net Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 12:45 PM Subject: RV7-List: Z-bracket height My left wing tank overlaped the leading edge by about the 3/64, while on the right wing everything is fitting close. I assemble the entire wing skins with lots of clecos, 50% in skins and 33% in the spars. I match drilled the right wing skins last night. With all the clecos in place I can detect no mid wing sag. This includes using 1/8 clecos in the tank skin to plate-nuts, as they line the tank with everything else. If you have drilled the tank sking for the screws, perhaps you could put a few in place to see if is makes a diferance. In my opinion 3/64 pre-paint does not seem like much to me. I am actually amazed how well all the parts fit. Sherman Butler Idaho Falls Wings do not archive From: "Michael D. Cencula" Subject: RV7-List: Z-bracket height I'm working on my -7A wings and am to the point of drilling the Z-brackets. The problem is that the Z-brackets seem to be a little bit too high. I've got about 3/64 gap between the trailing edge of the tank skin and the leading edge of the main skin. Does anyone know if this is normal or will it close up when screwing the tank to the spar? I can close the gap by pressing the tank towards the spar with 30-40 lbs of force, but I can see that it flexes the baffle slightly in the process. Thanks, Mike