I think I used a 1/8inch filler on the bottom of the spars, and glued
the compression struts 1/8 inch above the bottom of the ribs, to make
the floor flush with the bottom of the ribs. When I made the 1/16 inch
cap strips I tapered the inside edge with sandpaper before glueing it in
place and overlapped the floor by 1/2 inch, which tied the whole thing
together (made that cap strip 2-1/2 inch wide)
Ben Charvet
Piet is done, now overhauling the A-65.
Ken Chambers wrote:
>
> Thanks Gary, your answer brings up another question I have. In the
> description of the compression strut, my plans say: "Bottom edge cut
> out to match bottom curve of wing rib."
>
> So wouldn't this mean that you couldn't glue the floor to the spars
> and the compression struts unless you had a filler to make the spars
> the same level?
>
>
