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TxDave

Joined: 22 Jul 2006
Posts: 168
Location: Temple, TX

Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 1:08 pm Post subject: Easier leading edge skin

After I ruined my 12 foot leading edge skin (as I was closing it up), I wondered if there might be an easier way to make this beast. The 12' skin is awkward to work with and easy to mess up. If you need to get to your fuel tank to fix a problem, you have to remove the entire LE skin. Page 40 of ZAC's new Construction Standards manual gives instructions for making large skin pieces from multiple smaller pieces. After discussing this with Caleb at ZAC, I made a new LE skin in 3 pieces. There is a small inboard section that covers Nose ribs 1-3, a long outboard section that covers NR4 to wingtip, and a center section that overlaps at NR3 and 4 and covers the fuel tank. These 3 pieces were very easy to make compared to the single 12' skin. Now if I have to get to my fuel tank I'll have to remove just the center LE section. Seems to make sense to me. Any comments?



Dave Clay

Temple, TX

601 scratch builder

http://www.daves601xl.com

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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:11 pm Post subject: Easier leading edge skin

http://www.ch601.org/resources/Nose%20Skin/bending_a_nose_skin.htm



Check this out Dave



Mark Townsend  Alma, Ontario

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TxDave

Joined: 22 Jul 2006
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Location: Temple, TX

Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:47 pm Post subject: Re: Easier leading edge skin

I contemplated using the table as press method when I did my first LE skin. Problem was my table was too heavy and had too much junk stored underneath. Making the LE skin in 3 pieces required only the 58mm stop blocks you guys recommend and a 2"X6" board. I duct taped the edges together and pressed down to the blocks with the 2X6 and was done. The whole process, measuring, cutting, and bending all 3 pieces took less than one hour. It was so easy and quick. Not only will it be easier to get to my fuel tank in the future, it makes installation of the tank much easier as well. I can't see a down side with this technique.



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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:54 pm Post subject: Easier leading edge skin

Did Caleb say if the tank skin could be attached with nutplates and screws?



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After I ruined my 12 foot leading edge skin (as I was closing it up), I wondered if there might be an easier way to make this beast. The 12' skin is awkward to work with and easy to mess up. If you need to get to your fuel tank to fix a problem, you have to remove the entire LE skin. Page 40 of ZAC's new Construction Standards manual gives instructions for making large skin pieces from multiple smaller pieces. After discussing this with Caleb at ZAC, I made a new LE skin in 3 pieces. There is a small inboard section that covers Nose ribs 1-3, a long outboard section that covers NR4 to wingtip, and a center section that overlaps at NR3 and 4 and covers the fuel  No need to miss a message. [url=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=43910/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail ]Get email on-the-go [/url]

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TxDave

Joined: 22 Jul 2006
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject: Re: Easier leading edge skin

I'm just going to rivet it in place. Hopefully, it won't need removal enough to warrant a more complex fastening method.



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