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kitfox555(at)sbcglobal.ne
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject: false ribs question

I'm trying to fix my false ribs between the ribs on my kitfox 2  Is  the false ribs suppose to be level with the ribs all the way to the front spar?   Mine seem to be about 1/8 inch higher.  Should I sand to be level with the ribs  before I cover the wing?



Jerry Evans 

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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 7:00 pm Post subject: false ribs question

<?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]-->  On my Model II the false ribs are lower than the main  ribs to the front of the spar. Hopes this helps Jerry.

  

 Dee Young

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Lynn Matteson

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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:14 am Post subject: false ribs question

I sanded my false ribs even with the main ribs. Over the fuel  tanks,  

I epoxied false ribs made of 1/8" wide spruce, and sanded them even  

with the main ribs as well.



Lynn

On Mar 9, 2007, at 6:25 PM, jerry evans wrote:



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		   I'm trying to fix my false ribs between the ribs on my kitfox 2   

 Is  the false ribs suppose to be level with the ribs all the way to  

 the front spar?   Mine seem to be about 1/8 inch higher.  Should I  

 sand to be level with the ribs  before I cover the wing?



 Jerry Evans

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lcfitt(at)sbcglobal.net
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 12:33 pm Post subject: false ribs question

Jerry,



The wing designer will arrive at an airfoil shape to obtain the desired 

flight characteristics.  With our fabirc wings the fabric sags betweent the 

ribs which essentially modifies the airfoil of the wings.  The false ribs 

restores the design airfoil to an extent.  Other designs (Rans) will use 

aluminum or thin plywood between the ribs at the leading edge to more 

exactly get the design profile. Trimming them to the profile of the rib will 

give you the closest to the design.



Lowell



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