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Attachment of Fibreglass Empennage Fairings Using Nut plate

 
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:19 am    Post subject: Attachment of Fibreglass Empennage Fairings Using Nut plate Reply with quote

Bill,

I don't have any photos of the offending nutplates on my plane as I have fixed them - I'll try to take a couple of my second VS top cap (I have a VOR/GS/ILS antenna up there and the second cap is for when I take it off - special missions) which still has a couple of these offensive buggers.

Essentially what happens is the inside of the fiberglass is not parallel to the outside of the fiberglass/gelcoat - resulting in the nutplate being installed (from the inside) not parallel to the outside. This causes the screw to go in crooked - one side of the screw (side being relative to the ears of the nutplate being on the ends) will stick out and the other side will be recessed.

Try clecoing in the nutplate and see how the screw sits when you put it in a bit. If the top of the screw is parallel to the gelcoat flange as viewed from the end, you're all right. Otherwise, you'll see it.

I'll try to remember to take a couple of pics this weekend so you can visualize since I probably haven't explained it better the second time............

Ralph
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 6:13 pm    Post subject: Attachment of Fibreglass Empennage Fairings Using Nut plate Reply with quote

No problem now, perfectly clear. Didn't get the part about the inside and
outside of the fiberglass not being parallel but got it now.

Thanks Bill S

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