Aeronut
Registered User
Kittery, ME
I got most of the welding done on my new rudder today and in spite of meticulous layout my rudder came out slightly bent. As in when it's on one side the clearance along the tailing edge is not equal to the clearance when flipped. I haven't measured it precisely but get the impression I have a gap of about 0.15" on one side and 0.35" on the other. The gap should be 0.25" on both sides according to my calculations. If you look at the rudder from the top or bottom you cannot see this differential and it looks good. I assume this problem arose because my clamping wasn't adequate during welding.
My question:
Although I'd prefer a perfect rudder, will this amount out of tolerance result in trim issues during flight? Are there ways to straighten this out?
Worst case scenario I'll rebuild it.
Aeronut
My question:
Although I'd prefer a perfect rudder, will this amount out of tolerance result in trim issues during flight? Are there ways to straighten this out?
Worst case scenario I'll rebuild it.
Aeronut