tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post189712446430169698..comments2023-08-26T03:15:36.194-05:00Comments on Letters from Flyover Country: Let's not twist againBob Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422722044859589459noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post-52259592282261834192012-08-27T10:33:47.434-05:002012-08-27T10:33:47.434-05:00Bob,
I know you have since flown your plane (cong...Bob,<br /><br />I know you have since flown your plane (congrats by the way) so this has obviously been solved in the meantime. However, other readers may be approaching this task, as I am, and may be interested to solve or avoid a twist.<br /><br />I haven't had a twist (yet) so I have no experience to offer, just an opinion.<br /><br />It seems to me that the hinge is holding the twist so the only solution is to move one hinge half and reposition it. This means drilling it off but we are dealing with fiberglass so that's no problem, right?<br /><br />I think I would immediately fill the old rivet holes with epoxy as the new ones are likely to be overlapping or immediately adjacent. Then I would repeat the vans alignment process with the trailing edge held closed only with spring clamps. Removing the twist will make the two sides of the fairing slide relative to each other. With the fairing aligned in the no-twist position, I would put a tape around the trailing edge in 1-3 positions and then slit each tape down the join line, as per Vans suggestion in the manual. Next, I would take the fairing off and re-drill the holes for the hinge half while ensuring that the two parts of each tape line up perfectly with each other.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00731170265320805092noreply@blogger.com