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william(at)gbta.net
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 Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:51 pm Post subject: Mounting the tail feathers |
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I'm almost to the point in my build where I'm ready to mount the HS and VS to the tailcone. To those of you who have gone ahead with this step by step in the instructions, how well was the tail section squared and leveled with the wings when you finally got the tailcone mounted to the fuse with the wings on? To put it simply, to get things squared and leveled best do I need to wait until the tailcone and fuse are joined and the wings installed before mounting the HS and VS??? Also, it looks like the aft deck is one of my last chances to get any twist out of the tailcone if there is any. Is it safe to go ahead and rivet it on also. I assume that since Vans wrote the instructions the way they did I can go ahead and follow the instructions step by step but I want to know how far off things might be if I do so!!! I really don't want to have to drill out a bunch of rivets later on and shim the HS or VS!!!
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Bill Britton
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Lew Gallagher
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Location: Greenville , SC
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| Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:51 pm Post subject: Re: Mounting the tail feathers |
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Hey Bill,
Ours was pretty much dead on. We leveled the tailcone section and aligned the tail feathers just as the plans call for, then checked again after joining to the fuse. Really not a problem, and probably called for a little victory dance at the time!
Since then, we've disassembled/re-assembled the tail feathers several times with temporary bolts in the hinges and junctions -- once it's right, it stays right.
Later, - Lew
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