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Jaybannist(at)cs.com
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 Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:00 pm Post subject: Help on XL fuselage |
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To those who have "been there, done that"
I am working on the forward fuselage. I have installed the crimped vertical angle that intersects with the back side of the heel support 6B8-8; and the first and second horizontal angles that are between the vertical angle and the firewall. The Photo Guide shows the third (lowest) horizontal angel to be installed even with the turned-up cabin floor, with the outstanding leg to the bottom. This covers up the pre-drilled holes in the turned up part of the cabin floor. The Photo Guide says to drill the holes from the inside, but I can't now see the pre-drilled holes with the horizontal angle in the way. I considered drilling the holes through the turned up part of the cabin floor into the side skin, clecoing them, then back drilling from the outside through the angle. But I think the clecoes would be in the way. Am I missing something? How do you do this operation?
I also sent this to ZAC, but probably won't hear from them for several days and I would like to keep moving.
Jay in Dallas
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:41 pm Post subject: Help on XL fuselage |
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Jay- I think you are on the right track. I cannot speak from direct experience since my floor was not predrilled. I would think that you should drill the floor to the side skin using the predrilled holes, clecoe the two pieces together from the outside. I would get my hortizontal angle cut to the correct length, and pre drill one hole in the end at the correct 10 mm distance from the end and clecoe it to the corresponding hole you have drilled thru the floor and side skin. Remove the clecoes from the pre-drilled holes except for the end one and mark the other end of the l angle where the other end predrilled hole is, drill a hole in the l angle and clecoe it. You have both ends clecoed now. Put a few clecoes back into the side skin and the floor predrilled holes to keep them lined up and drill from the outside one at a time thru the holes you already drilled, clecoing the three surfaces as you go.
Another way might be to cut your horizontal angle to the correct length, place it back of the floor predrilled holes. and drill thru the predrilled holes into the angle clecoing as you go. You could then put the angle in front of the floor and cleco it to the floor. Then use these holes to drill thru the side skin. Good luck-
Al Young
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Jaybannist(at)cs.com
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 2:30 pm Post subject: Help on XL fuselage |
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Al, Thanks for the reply. The first method might work. I would still be concerned about the "stand-off" effect of the clecoes. I thought about the second method, but the angle would have to be reversed, end for end after drilling and the pre-drilled holes would have to be symmetrical. I don't trust the symmetry of ZAC's holes.
If there were no pre-drilled holes, this would be a "no brainer", but in trying to make it easier for the kit builder, ZAC has created a real problem.
Thanks - Jay in Dallas
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