William,
I have been through this saga, although I am an early builder (#292)
relatively speaking; Mono so do not know how similar it is to your
problem. The result, from my investigation, is an inherit twist, from
the original bottom moulding resulting in a difference of 5mm between
the level of the port side (Higher) as opposed to the starboard at the
tail. This results in the port side stabilator being 5mm lower then the
starboard as compared to the stabilator fairings once the torque tube
has been set horizontal. The answer to it is to do nothing! One has to
live with it. Trying to correct an inherit twist is asking for trouble.
Hope this is of some help.
Cheers,
Tim
William McClellan wrote:
>
> To all,
>
> I have a twist clockwise or to port in my rear fuselage (under
> construction). Also the starboard side of the lower fuselage half tail
> surface is curved in more than the port side making the centerline
> between the two crossed for centering the torque-tube and also the line
> between the two front flange (for gluing to the upper fuselage half)
> corners are not horizontal or level. This is before and after I fix the
> distance between the points as the manual stipulates. As I am
> installing the tail bulkhead I am concerned that if I epoxy it in place
> without correcting this twqist, I will make the twist more permanent.
> My plan is to epoxy with the tapes only the starboard lower quadrant of
> the bulkhead in place, then manually twist the fuselage to correct
> position and then epoxy the rest of the bulkhead in place, thus not
> making the deformity/twist permanent.
>
> Has anyone had this problem? Has anyone successfully corrected this
> twist?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill McClellan A164
>
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Timothy P Ward
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Fendalton,
Christchurch,
NEW ZEALAND
Ph. 0064 03 3515166
email ward.t@xtra.co.nz
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