Mike Hi!
>
> 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.
Wingtip Leading edge? Do you mean Trail edge?
I've measured mine and discovered the Port Aileron measures 6 5/8", the
Starboard 6 3/4. The Trail edges are about aligned in a 'tidy' way. That
means it looks sort of OK. That measurement is width of outboard bottom
surface.
The Port Aileron is slightly lower than Starboard in alignment with top skin
of Wing. 1/8" in it.
Funnily as they are both sit at opposite extremes the difference isn't easy
to see. So guess what..... It it flies OK (Not too long now) then that's how
it will stay!
A photo might help posted to Photo-share service on Matronics Server.
http://www.matronics.com/photoshare
Regards
Gerry
Gerry Holland
Europa 384
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+44 7808 402404
gnholland@onetel.com
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