X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:28:37 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d20.mx.aol.com ([205.188.139.136] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2322612 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:47:17 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.139.136; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-d20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.2.) id q.cf1.19e1fdc3 (41811) for ; Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:46:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:46:33 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] LNC2 Rudder capstrips X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1189439193" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5373 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1189439193 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 9/10/2007 9:08:45 A.M. Central Daylight Time, roells@sprintmail.com writes: I'm in the process of putting my rudder together on my L320 fastbuild. As those of you who have been through this know, the spar, ribs, and foam blocks are installed into one side. The builder is required to contour these to fit the closeout side. The manual is not really clear whether to fabricate capstrips on the spar and ribs prior to closeout. It does NOT require capstrips when closing out the vertical stab. My question to the group is what have you all done? Structurally, I would think it would not require the capstrips. Additionally, it looks rather difficult to get the underside BID installed at the trailing edge where the skins come together. And finally, I would think the additional weight would cause balance issues, requiring more lead than called out in the manual. Steve, My entire slow-build 320 was built before the cap strip concept was extant. It has not come apart, including the rudder. De-core ribs edges, clean, over fill with flox, press release taped skin to fit, cure, take apart, clean up flox, remove tape, clean and sand every thing, bond together. Oops, except for trailing edge - micro install a small foam dam about 3/4" from the trailing edge with everything clean and sanded. After smearing bond material mound up flox on the trailing edge aft of the dam and when use squeeze everything together for the final time, the flox will ooze out of the TE and not back into the rudder because the dam stopped that from happening. Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) Darwinian culling phrase: Watch This! ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com -------------------------------1189439193 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 9/10/2007 9:08:45 A.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 roells@sprintmail.com writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>I'm in=20 the process of putting my rudder together on my L320 fastbuild.  As t= hose=20 of you who have been through this know, the spar, ribs, and foam blocks ar= e=20 installed into one side.  The builder is required to contour these to= fit=20 the closeout side.  The manual is not really clear whether to fabrica= te=20 capstrips on the spar and ribs prior to closeout.  It does NOT requir= e=20 capstrips when closing out the vertical stab.  My question to the gro= up=20 is what have you all done?

Structurally, I would think it would not= =20 require the capstrips.  Additionally, it looks rather difficult to ge= t=20 the underside BID installed at the trailing edge where the skins come=20 together.  And finally, I would think the additional weight would cau= se=20 balance issues, requiring more lead than called out in the=20 manual.

Steve,
 
My entire slow-build 320 was built before the cap strip concept was=20 extant.  It has not come apart, including the rudder. 
 
De-core ribs edges, clean, over fill with flox, press release taped ski= n to=20 fit, cure, take apart, clean up flox, remove tape, clean and sand every thin= g,=20 bond together.  Oops, except for trailing edge - micro install&nbs= p;a=20 small foam dam about 3/4" from the trailing edge with everything clean and=20 sanded.  After smearing bond material mound up flox on the trailing edg= e=20 aft of the dam and when use squeeze everything together for the final time,=20= the=20 flox will ooze out of the  TE and not back into the rudder because the=20= dam=20 stopped that from happening.=20
 
Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL=20 (KARR)

Darwinian culling phrase: Watch=20 This!



See wha= t's new at AOL.co= m and Make AOL Your Homepage.
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