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Old 10-08-2006 | 08:13 PM
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Pete1burn
 
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Default RE: Avistar assembly question

Well, the aileron assembly went fine. Everything went together great.

When I got the elevator, things got sticky. (Literally)

I test fit everything dry first and it all fit just fine. I put some drops of CA on one side of the hinges and pushed them into the elevator. Then I put some CA on the other side of the hinges and started pushing the elevator into the horizontal stab. The CA set almost instantly. I couldn't move the elevator anymore, and the two left hinges were set while the two right hinges were sticking in by a hair. I ended up getting out the farthest right hinge, but the 2 inner hinges were all messed up.

I had to cut the two inner hinges and glue in the far right hinge. So the elevator is sitting on only two hinges, on the far right and far left. Also, the elevator is off center by about 1/8 of an inch.

This CA is STRONG, so I don't think it will be a problem. There's also a small gap, but not big. I don't think it will affect anything in the long run. Do you guys think I should replace the whole horizontal stab, or will it be okay?

The rest of the assembly up until now has been a breeze. Part of why I was so surprised that it set so damn quickly on the elevator and I got the large ailerons in without a problem.

Attached a couple of pics. The first is a close up of the hinge, and the second is the elevator.
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