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marchudson(at)comcast.net
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PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 4:11 am    Post subject: Dents in the HS skin Reply with quote
Was wondering if anyone else had this problem and if there are suggestions
on how to fix it?



The nose ribs of the horizontal stab pull the skins in slightly and produce
a dent in the skins on the rivet line.

This is only happening on the top side of the skins not the bottom and only
to the nose ribs.

I have measured the worst looking one and it pulls the skin inward about 1/8
of an inch. I'm confident that

this is cosmetic only however it is still upsetting.



Will I be able to fill this in with Superfill before painting?



Has anyone else seen this?



I could e-mail pictures if needed.



Thanks for the help.



Marc Hudson

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PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 6:30 am    Post subject: Re: Dents in the HS skin Reply with quote
marchudson(at)comcast.net wrote:
Was wondering if anyone else had this problem and if there are suggestions
on how to fix it? The nose ribs of the horizontal stab pull the skins in slightly and produce a dent in the skins on the rivet line....... I'm confident that this is cosmetic only however it is still upsetting........Has anyone else seen this?.......


Marc,

I addressed this fairly typical condition that can occur in one form or another. The heart of the problem is a gap that must be dealt with. I refer to you this recent thread with a fix I have frequently used with great success. http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=6750

Rick Galati RV-6A "Darla"

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PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 9:11 am    Post subject: Dents in the HS skin Reply with quote
Yep. Got the same on my HS (RV-10). Mine are symmetrical, so looks
purposeful. My luck. Not sure how it'll be filled. Good question.

John Jessen (Tailcone)

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PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 12:02 pm    Post subject: Dents in the HS skin Reply with quote
John,

I am sorry; I dont have any advice for you. I am just starting on my HS and was wondering if you could send me the photos so I can see what I have to look forward to?

Bill Finnell RV-8 Emp
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PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 1:30 pm    Post subject: Dents in the HS skin Reply with quote
Hi Marc,

It looks like your RV-10 HS is very similar to my RV-9A HS. I had the same
issue on the HS. It seems that when one side of the skin gets riveted to
the rib, the opposite side will look distorted when riveted. I riveted the
top skin to the rib first and then the bottom skin to the rib. The top
looks good and the bottom is distorted. It's what on top that counts, I
guess.

Here's my entry about that situation:

http://www.smittysrv.com/more_stuff.asp?ID=231

Smittys RV-9A
http://SmittysRV.com
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John,

I am sorry; I dont have any advice for you. I am just starting on my HS
and was wondering if you could send me the photos so I can see what I have
to look forward to?

Bill Finnell RV-8 Emp
wfinnell(at)earthlink.net
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PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 5:05 pm    Post subject: Dents in the HS skin Reply with quote
Quote:
Was wondering if anyone else had this problem and if there are suggestions
on how to fix it? The nose ribs of the horizontal stab pull the skins in
slightly and produce a dent in the skins on the rivet line....... I'm

confident that this is cosmetic only however it is still
upsetting........Has anyone else seen this?.......

There is a lot of info on the web about this. Randy Pflanzer has taken a
lot of time to give us some of his tips on building. He has built several
RV empennages (and several planes) and his website gives the techniques he
uses:

http://www.pflanzer-aviation.com/Hstab2.html

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PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 6:18 pm    Post subject: Dents in the HS skin Reply with quote
Marc I have similar results. I suspect that my rib flanges were too square and did not fit the skin taper properly. I re-did my VS ribs at a relaxed angle to fit the skin tapper closely and the results were improved.


Marc and Kathy <marchudson(at)comcast.net> wrote:


Was wondering if anyone else had this problem and if there are suggestions
on how to fix it?

Sherman Butler
RV-7a Wings
Idaho Falls

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