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Subject: Re: Europa-List: Flap cross tube
From: William Daniell <wdaniell@etb.net.co>
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 07:56:39

My first boss used to say the only stupid question is the one you don't 
ask...so thanks for the question .

As it happens the difference between the wing roots and the fuselage is 
small 1-2mm not of the order of about 10mm so thankfully that is not the 
issue. 

I think that the issue is less of a problem than I had thought given 
that the minimum engagement with flap pins is 10mm.

Continuing in the subject of aileron jamming I don't see how the flaps 
could have jammed the aileron given that the two are separated by a 
fiberglass close out or at least at the root...or am I being thick 
(perfectly possible)?

I have tried moving my flaps outboard as far as they will go at full 
deflection and they rub against the outboard close out of the flap slot 
not against the aileron.  Further extension is prevented by the outboard 
hinge assembly.

Will

craig bastin wrote:
>
>
> "As to why this has occurred I am not really too sure.  the root of one
> of the wings is slightly further away from the fuselage than the other.
> Given that the spar alignment bush holes are pre-drilled I assumed that
> this is normal..."
>
> this may be a stupid question, but you have done the lift / drag socket
> install, to fix the alignment wings/fuse, if so and its the port side wing
> that is closer by about 10mm, then yes there seem to be a few kits with this
> issue.
>
>
>   



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