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Building Tips and technical articles. => Building techniques => Topic started by: Jim Morris on July 31, 2013, 05:57:32 PM
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After working on the Vector I was looking at the fuslage before installing the wing and Da%$it the back is warped aft of the wing. It is bent to one side example, one side is flat,the other side is bowed I have no idea how I can fix it other than cut out the bottom piece and cut the very aft part where the two fus.sides come together and reglue it then reglue the bottom piece back on? This has got me real down. I guess sitting in the garage with heat and cold did a number. Not very happy right now.
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What you mentioned is the right way to fix it. Bite the bullet and go for it, it's not that bad of a repair. Is this a kit build or and ARF/ARC ?
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Jim I would cut the bottom off then cut loose the tail post and whatever formers are there. Nail it down over a straight centerline drawn on your building board. Place the tail post right on the line and center each former. Re-glue and let dry. Now something I do to all my ships is box it in with 1/16" sheet webs between each former top and bottom. It doesn't add much weight with light wood and Cya glue but will hold the fuse straight and keeps the fuse from twisting under flight load in the wind. A flexi-fuse is bad news when needing to keep an airplane's trim correct. Spongy fuse-goofy maneuvers.
Dave
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Thanks, It is an arf but I did so much to it I could have just built a kit. I just got back from the shop and did it. As it sits now its strait as far as I can see but dont have the bottom glued back in place,might have to make a new piece to fit.It was the plywood piece that mounts the tail wheel. Im gonna take two asprins and call it a night.Will post the final outcome.