Hi Mike,
Same thing happened to me. Talked to Neville and Andy at Europa.
This is case for many builders. They told me that the tip mouldings
are too big. You have to blend it out with filler and cut the
moulding trailing tip.
First check if your aileron and flap TE lines up correct. One builder
in Norway had to extend the aileron flange (wings side).
Regards
Stephan Cassel
Norway
XS Mono
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of
DuaneFamly@aol.com
Subject: Europa-List: Aileron Fit
If it is not too much trouble, could someone measure the wingtip end of
their
ailerons, as I'm having an alignment problem.
With the aileron lying flat on a table, my ailerons measure, 4.57cm/1.8"
from
the leading edge of the lip that the hinges are mounted to, to the top of
the
aileron. From that same hinge leading edge to the trailing edge I measure
17cm/ 6.93". And overall leading edge to trailing edge 20.6cm/8.125".
My problem arises when I mount the aileron in place using clecos, the
trailing edge of the aileron is 1.2cm/.475" short of the wingtip leading
edge, and
while the bottom surface of the aileron lines up the bottom surface of the
wingtip, the top surface is about .63cm/.250" lower across it's entire
length than
the wingtip top surface.
And this closely repeats on both port and starboard aileron. What am I doing
wrong?
Mike Duane A207
Redding, California
XS Trigear
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