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rowedenny

Joined: 09 Mar 2008
Posts: 338
Location: Western PA

Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 7:27 am Post subject: Bent elevator trailing edges

Kolbers,

 Just pulled my Mk-3 out of the hanger with the tail  folded, I picked it up too high catching both elevator trailing edges on the top  of the door frame between the last two ribs.

 Now I have two bent elevator trailing edges.   I am desperate for good suggestions of how to straighten them without fabric  removal.

 Thinking that maybe I could drill  a rivet  hole on the bottom and use a stap to pull it straight and maybe install a small  trim tab under each elevator using my rivet hole as one of the mounting  holes?  This would place the tabs on the outboard side of each  elevator.

  

 Suggestions please!!!

  

 Denny Rowe, N616DR

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JetPilot

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1246

Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 7:43 am Post subject: Re: Bent elevator trailing edges

Get a piece of Safety Wire, and poke it through the fabric so that it loops around the trailing edge tube at the bend, then pull it straight.   This way you don't need to drill or remove any material from the area with the bend, and you are only left with two pinhole sized holes in the fabric.



You would still have to hold the bent tubes straight, maybe a very small piece of angle aluminum riveted to the bent tubes would work.



Mike

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John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 7:45 am Post subject: Bent elevator trailing edges

Denny R:

  

 If it were my problem, I'd use .032 or ..040 safety  wire to make an attachment in the center of the bent trailing edge tube.   Bend the wire, with a sharp point on it, to penetrate the fabric on top next to  the tube, and out the bottom staying right up next to the trailing edge  tube.  You may want to use a couple two or three strands to insure you have  enough strength to make a good pull.  If it works, the two tiny holes in  the fabric can be covered up with a nice little sticker, or packing tape that  can be painted with a brush and aerothane or polytone.

  

 Now you have an attachment to pull with.  In  order to get the fabric taut again, you will probably have to pull over  center.  Whether you can do that or not, I don't know, but if it were mine,  I'd give it a shot.

  

 I have used this method to pull wing rib tubes back  into column under fabric.

  

 john h

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 [quote]    Now I have two    bent elevator trailing edges.  I am desperate for good suggestions of how    to straighten them without fabric removal.

    

    

   Denny Rowe, N616DR

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