From: Jimnordin@aol.com
Message-ID: <10.6c636e9.277e117e@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 11:10:38 EST
Subject: Small tail 360
To: lancair.list@olsusa.com
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Working on the horizontal stabilizer (FB). When I bring the top and bottom 
skin together and peek inside from the back, I can see the skin of the bottom 
and the ribs of the top don't meet like I expect them to. I really expected 
the ribs to require some sanding to match the curve of the bottom skin. But 
there must be 1/8" between the ribs and the inside of the lower skin close to 
the leading edge. This is with the top and bottom flash clecoed together all 
around. And regardless of how much rib I might be willing to sand down 
elsewhere, the skin and ribs will never get any closer together around the 
leading edge.

So if the flash clecoed together correctly identifies the thickness of the 
leading edge (and that might be a bad assumption) ... what's the cure ... or 
is this acceptable and I should build up the ribs with flox/micro to meet the 
skin?

Thanks again ... jim
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