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mrcc1234(at)sbcglobal.net
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:09 am Post subject: Hor. Stabilizer Reference - was: Flying today

Hello everyone.



I usually lurk and soak up everyone else's wisdom, but this one I can help

with.



I have all the form blocks in cad (its what I do for a living and could not

help it).  And a simple negative impression of the top half of the form will

let us lay it on top of the Horizontal Stabilizer to check the installed

angle.



I have attached a small jpeg file, but I can send the cad file to anyone

that wants it.



I think the process would be simply: Level Fuselage, Place Form and check

angle.



Two things:

1. The form airfoil shape would have to be increased by the skin thickness

so that it would lay correctly on the stabilizer.

2. The top edge just has to be parallel to the chord line of the airfoil for

this to work.



Happy Building and Flying,

Matt Stecher

Katy, TX ZenVair ~1%(maybe), Finishing my PP first



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cookwithgas

Joined: 06 Nov 2007
Posts: 159

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:26 am Post subject: Re: Hor. Stabilizer Reference - was: Flying today

Matt:



That is a great idea.  Send me the drawing and I'll have it plotted full-size.  I can level up my airplane and let everyone know exactly where my stabilizer currently lives.  One word of caution - this will likely still be a starting point since all airplanes are different.  



Thanks,



Scott Laughlin

Wishin' I had Katy, Texas weather right now.

Omaha, Nebraska

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lwinger

Joined: 21 Jun 2006
Posts: 229
Location: Tustin, CA

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:59 am Post subject: Hor. Stabilizer Reference - was: Flying today

Great idea, Matt.  I was holding off on attaching the fiberglass tips, but with this idea and CAD tool I think I'll rivet away!

  

 Larry Winger

 Tustin, CA

 601XL/Corvair 

 Working of fuselage

  

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 On Feb 10, 2008 9:03 AM, Matt Stecher <mrcc1234(at)sbcglobal.net (mrcc1234(at)sbcglobal.net)> wrote:

 [quote]Hello everyone.



I usually lurk and soak up everyone else's wisdom, but this one I can help

with.

 

I have all the form blocks in cad (its what I do for a living and could not

help it).  And a simple negative impression of the top half of the form will

let us lay it on top of the Horizontal Stabilizer to check the installed

 angle.



I have attached a small jpeg file, but I can send the cad file to anyone

that wants it.



I think the process would be simply: Level Fuselage, Place Form and check

angle.



Two things:

1. The form airfoil shape would have to be increased by the skin thickness

 so that it would lay correctly on the stabilizer.

2. The top edge just has to be parallel to the chord line of the airfoil for

this to work.



Happy Building and Flying,

Matt Stecher

Katy, TX ZenVair ~1%(maybe), Finishing my PP first

 

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amyvega2005(at)earthlink.
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:11 am Post subject: Hor. Stabilizer Reference - was: Flying today

another otion is to take the glass tip off and put L angle per the plans to level the stab.



Juan



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Ron Lendon

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Location: Clinton Twp., MI

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 4:32 pm Post subject: Re: Hor. Stabilizer Reference - was: Flying today

I put the tooling holes (6T1-1) in all the ribs just for this reason.  Everything that went on the form was first located with these holes before trim/forming the ribs.  I haven't even made the stabilizer end caps yet, won't even make them till after the stabilizer is located to the fuselage. 



Now data, like the angle you (Scott) set it will be very helpful to me and others.  I will have pretty much the same engine setup as you.  Haven't decided on the BRS yet though, hope you have the ARM and Weight on all that HW also.

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