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PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:21 pm    Post subject: Elevator skin repair suggestions Reply with quote

While removing the AN-3 bolts for the umteenth time that connect the elevators to the HS I slipped with the wrench and made a small tear in the skin of the elevator. It's about 1" long.

I would like to repair it, rather than replace the entire skin. I thought I'd clean it up at epoxy a small square of aluminum to the underside of the tear and fill in the rest with filler. It's is not visible when the the elevator is in the trailing position.

Thoughts?

Jeff
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:22 pm    Post subject: Elevator skin repair suggestions Reply with quote

Jeff, I would make the tear a square hole, then fabricate a small piece to exactly fill the hole, as well as a larger piece which would rivet to the existing skin as well as create the lip for the smaller piece to rivet to. Think of those repair kits used to fix a large hole in drywall. AC 43-13 has all kinds of good information about this regarding edge spacing, minimum number of rivets per square inch, etc, etc. Of course, if the tear is very close to the edge, on a curved part of the HS, or near a rib, the solutions become more complex. Hope this helps. -Jim

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While removing the AN-3 bolts for the umteenth time that connect the elevators to the HS I slipped with the wrench and made a small tear in the skin of the elevator. It's about 1" long.

I would like to repair it, rather than replace the entire skin. I thought I'd clean it up at epoxy a small square of aluminum to the underside of the tear and fill in the rest with filler. It's is not visible when the the elevator is in the trailing position.

Thoughts?

Jeff
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:22 am    Post subject: Elevator skin repair suggestions Reply with quote

Thanks Jim,

Good advice. The tear is both by the edge and on a curve, but I think I can make it work. Thanks.

Jeff
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:01 am    Post subject: Elevator skin repair suggestions Reply with quote

Give serious thought to reskinning that area. Elevator is a balanced
control surface. So either you will have a small difference in counter
weight on that side if you add metal for a patch, or not. The skin
isn't that expensive, it is mostly the time involved. I tend to think
you will be happier in the long run with fresh skin, but that is your
decision.

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Thanks Jim,

Good advice. The tear is both by the edge and on a curve, but I think I can
make it work. Thanks.

Jeff

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:09 am    Post subject: Elevator skin repair suggestions Reply with quote

Do you think a 2" square piece of .32 aluminum will affect elevator balance?
I could always add this extra weight to the other side (can you even weigh
something that small?)

I would consider changing the skin if it were visible AND I wasn't almost
completely assembled.

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:31 am    Post subject: Elevator skin repair suggestions Reply with quote

If you choose to add any weight, be very careful when flight testing the
airplane. The reason for balancing the control surfaces is to control
flutter. There have been cases where the extra weight of adding paint
to control surfaces caused them to flutter at high speeds.

I would doubt that such a small piece of aluminum would cause the
balance to change dramatically, but by the time you rivet it in place
with a doubler to support it, you might add enough to cause a problem.
Read Vaughn Askue's book "Flight Testing Homebuilt Aircraft" about how
to conduct flutter testing.

If it were me, I'd replace the skin before I would add weight to it.

Jack Phillips
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Working on the HS

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:02 am    Post subject: Elevator skin repair suggestions Reply with quote

Square patches indicate 90 degree corners and 90 degree corners equals stress risers. Try to avoid any sharp corners in that type of repair. I also agree with others that you might want to seriously consider reskinning. It will bug you until you do it anyway. Smile

Michael Sausen
-10 #352 Should restart building Jan 1

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Jeff, I would make the tear a square hole, then fabricate a small piece to exactly fill the hole, as well as a larger piece which would rivet to the existing skin as well as create the lip for the smaller piece to rivet to. Think of those repair kits used to fix a large hole in drywall. AC 43-13 has all kinds of good information about this regarding edge spacing, minimum number of rivets per square inch, etc, etc. Of course, if the tear is very close to the edge, on a curved part of the HS, or near a rib, the solutions become more complex. Hope this helps. -Jim

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While removing the AN-3 bolts for the umteenth time that connect the elevators to the HS I slipped with the wrench and made a small tear in the skin of the elevator. It's about 1" long.

I would like to repair it, rather than replace the entire skin. I thought I'd clean it up at epoxy a small square of aluminum to the underside of the tear and fill in the rest with filler. It's is not visible when the the elevator is in the trailing position.

Thoughts?

Jeff
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