Hello Everyone,
I am getting started on an experimental clipped wing cub, and I purchased the Wag Aero Sport Trainer balanced empennage kit to get started. As I have been laying out the vertical stabilizer, I am a bit puzzled by the joint where the top rib meets the forward angled (leading edge) tube. On the plans, it doesn’t look like there is a lot of surface area in this weld — just a small portion of the forward portion of the tube appears to be angled to meet the top rib leading to very little surface area to weld.
This sure seems like an area that needs a bit more welding. Does anyone have pictures of a completed vertical stab or a closeup of the vertical stab top rib to forward tube joint that they’d be willing to post?
Thanks in advance for the help!
Rob
I am getting started on an experimental clipped wing cub, and I purchased the Wag Aero Sport Trainer balanced empennage kit to get started. As I have been laying out the vertical stabilizer, I am a bit puzzled by the joint where the top rib meets the forward angled (leading edge) tube. On the plans, it doesn’t look like there is a lot of surface area in this weld — just a small portion of the forward portion of the tube appears to be angled to meet the top rib leading to very little surface area to weld.
This sure seems like an area that needs a bit more welding. Does anyone have pictures of a completed vertical stab or a closeup of the vertical stab top rib to forward tube joint that they’d be willing to post?
Thanks in advance for the help!
Rob