I only have the bolts in and its this tight. The bearing inside the bushing does protrude from both sides. I cant imagine it will get looser if I put the bolts on, but maybe that acts to square up the tabs and prevent rubbing?
I only have the bolts in and its this tight. The bearing inside the bushing does protrude from both sides. I cant imagine it will get looser if I put the bolts on, but maybe that acts to square up the tabs and prevent rubbing?
Some of my tabs where bent so they where rubbing against the powder coating. Had to take a rubber mallet and slightly bend them square/perpendicular to the tube. Just make sure you have it on the correct way and not upside down? The control linkage attach point should pointing down?
Its been a bit since Ive had a chance to get on here and post an update. Ive been using every moment to work on the plane! Progress in the last week:
-Got the elevator smooth, thanks for all the tips and help, it took some bending of the taps and a bit of weld grinding where the welds encroached on the adjacent tab (see red arrow), I had two welds that had to be cut back, one on the center attachment and one on the right ride of the elevator.
-Rudder cables in, except I was a bit short on cable so I have one more copilot cable to run.
-side stringers are installed, center one is cut, drilled and ready.
-Pedals are installed over varnished floorboards.
-Lift strut brackets on both wings are riveted and hysoled
-Wing attach reinforcements are complete on one wing, just need to be hysoled on the second
-and lastly (that I can remember) the tip balsa blocks are in place, they also have been super filled in the gaps, ready to be sanded back.
-trim actuator is in and wire is run
I think I will get the wings put on this week and start working on the #1 rib and butt rib attachments. Excited to be working on the wings!
Quick question, the manual says to install rib #1 and let it cure with wing on the plane overnight. My garage will only allow for one wing to be installed at a time. Is it ok to install one at a time? My concern is that there will be some asymmetric frame twisting with only one wing installed that would cause the rib to set up in a non-normal position. Probably over thinking it but wanted to check.
I think lots of people have done it that way Joe
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Josh Esser
Flying SS7
Rotax 914iS
AirMaster Prop
Edmonton, AB, CWL3
Just support the wingtip to take most of the weight off.
Jim Ott
Portland, OR
Kitfox SS7 flying
Rotax 912ULS
Thanks Josh and Jim. Got one wing installed last night. Had to do some major rearranging to make it happen.
After installing my lift strut brackets and riveting in place I am rechecking wing sweep and I’m getting a 3/4 inch measurement at the wing root. Is this acceptable? If I adjust the lift strut rod ends won’t that bind the wing connection bolts and pin?
Joe,
Do you mean “...rechecking wing dihedral”?
John Evens
Arvada, CO
Kitfox SS7 N27JE
EAA Lifetime
Chap. 43 honorary Lifetime
No I mean sweep, I have 3/4 in between a line stretched from wing tip to wing tip supported by a 1 in block and the wing root. The manual calls for 1 in. It seems I have slightly aft sweep.