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Subject: | Re: VS Fit Question |
So Bill, do you remember if the holes in the VS and HS that bolt together
were pre-punched?
Michael
In a message dated 4/11/2010 8:19:50 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
bschmit767@ca.rr.com writes:
Michael,
I have a dash1 fuselage and the fit was the same as yours. I was able to
trim the bottom of the vertical for clearance and still have enough edge
distance.
Bill
RV8
On 4/11/2010 7:48 PM, _MLWynn@aol.com_ (mailto:MLWynn@aol.com) wrote:
Hi all,
I am building an RV 8 and have one of the first pre-punch fuselages.
Please reference drawing 78 if you want to see the spot. I put the HS on and
bolted it in place. I then put the rudder on but found the forward end of
the rudder hit the rear fuselage top skin.
I thought I had fit all this together before, but think maybe I had never
really bolted the HS down. I double checked and think I have all the
appropriate spacers (just one 1/8th inch spacer on each side under the HS and
on
top of the deck.
I started filing down the nose of the VS to get it to fit. It needs about
3/8 of an inch to fit without touching the rear top fuselage skin. I took
off all the skin in front of the bottom rib but will need about 3/16 off
that. I think that the minimum rivet to edge distance will be okay, but
wondered if I have done something wrong. It doesn't seem right, somehow. I
thought I would see if anyone else has had this issue before I file off
something that I should not be removing.
Thoughts?
Michael Wynn
RV 8 Finishing
San Ramon, CA
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Subject: | Re: VS Fit Question |
Hi Brian,
Yes, there are drilled. My vague memory is that I leveled the HS on the
fuselage but that the holes on the VS spar were pre-punched. In any event,
there is insufficient room to redrill them and have adequate edge spacing.
Michael Wynn
In a message dated 4/11/2010 8:13:17 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
bifft@xmission.com writes:
--> RV8-List message posted by: Brian Huffaker <bifft@xmission.com>
On Sun, 11 Apr 2010, MLWynn@aol.com wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>
> I am building an RV 8 and have one of the first pre-punch fuselages.
> Please reference drawing 78 if you want to see the spot. I put the HS
on and
> bolted it in place. I then put the rudder on but found the forward end
of
> the rudder hit the rear fuselage top skin.
Had you already drilled the holes for mounting? I put mine on too low
(with the rear top skin not on the plane) and so had the move it up and
re-drill (replacing the bars it bolts into).
Brian Huffaker, DSWL (bifft@xmission.com)
RV-8A 80091 ready to mount wings
1/4 Starduster II N23UT flying
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Subject: | Re: VS Fit Question |
I sent an email to Van's. Here is what they said:
Michael, This is not uncommon. There's not much for lateral loads on the
rivets of that lower
nose rib so don't worry too much about edge distance in that area. As
long as you've got a
little 'meat' left and not actually filing on the rivet, it should be fine.
Scott at Van's
Looks like this is a typical problem. Guess I will just trim a little
more.
Thanks, everybody.
Michael Wynn
RV 8 Finishing
San Ramon, CA
In a message dated 4/11/2010 8:19:50 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
bschmit767@ca.rr.com writes:
Michael,
I have a dash1 fuselage and the fit was the same as yours. I was able to
trim the bottom of the vertical for clearance and still have enough edge
distance.
Bill
RV8
On 4/11/2010 7:48 PM, _MLWynn@aol.com_ (mailto:MLWynn@aol.com) wrote:
Hi all,
I am building an RV 8 and have one of the first pre-punch fuselages.
Please reference drawing 78 if you want to see the spot. I put the HS on and
bolted it in place. I then put the rudder on but found the forward end of
the rudder hit the rear fuselage top skin.
I thought I had fit all this together before, but think maybe I had never
really bolted the HS down. I double checked and think I have all the
appropriate spacers (just one 1/8th inch spacer on each side under the HS and
on
top of the deck.
I started filing down the nose of the VS to get it to fit. It needs about
3/8 of an inch to fit without touching the rear top fuselage skin. I took
off all the skin in front of the bottom rib but will need about 3/16 off
that. I think that the minimum rivet to edge distance will be okay, but
wondered if I have done something wrong. It doesn't seem right, somehow. I
thought I would see if anyone else has had this issue before I file off
something that I should not be removing.
Thoughts?
Michael Wynn
RV 8 Finishing
San Ramon, CA
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