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Old 10-29-2002 | 06:40 PM
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Default Aileron Problem

My pleasure. And since everyone likes my diagrams, here's another... (BTW Bob-NJ, I draw these diagrams with several programs, mostly, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Dimensions. All by ADOBE)

Here's a way to prevent this problem to begin with. When you drill the hole for the aileron torque rod, drill the hole oversize by a good amount. Then fill the hole with epoxy and insert the torque rod. This does two things, it allows for a not-so-perfect hole alignment, and it gives the rod a nice big epoxy "sleeve" to strengthen the area.
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