Greetings to the new forum host.
I was working on fitting my wings to the cockpit module today in prep for
bonding spar cups in place and I can't seem to get the wings to pin to the
cockpit module. The wings will pin to each other, although it is a very tight
fit. Each wing individually will pin to the cockpit module, but the combo is
extremely tight. Either pin will go all the way in through both spars and the
cockpit mondule, but the other, regardless of direction of insertion, won't
go "home".
I set the cockpit module bushes using the dummy spar and the supplied 1/2
bolts. The holes for the bushes were already drilled and the tollerence with
the bush was tight, certainly not enough slop to cause the misalignment I'm
experiencing. The dummy spar also appears to fit the wings and the cockpit
module perfectly in dry runs. The only thing I can figure is the cockpit
module bush holes were slightly incorrectly set at the factory.
My sailplane experience says not to ream the bushes lest ye wind up with
loose fitting wings. Anybody else had this problem and if so what'd you do
about it?
John Lawton
Dunlap, TN
A-245
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