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Date:  1-15-2008
Number of Hours:  5.00
Manual Reference:  None Provided
Brief Description:  Cut R aileron for trim tab, drill trim tab for hin

1. Measure ~10 times, then make cutouts for trim tab hole. Method was to cut with succesive approximations. Drill a 3/8" hole hole to start cutting. Make two prelim cuts with snips to lines, 10 & 5-mm inside the final cut line. Cut to inside most line, then cut to next line, finally cut to just inside the final line.

2. File the trim tab cutout to the final line, The vixen file was great. Use a 5/32" chainsaw file to cut in the corner stress relief holes.

3. Deburr the cutout.

4. Cut out the access port on the bottom of aileron using the same steps as with the trim tab cutout. See Fig. 1. Cutting to near final in two steps

5. I used a rotary file in my die grinder to work the access hole near to final dimensions. Then I used a hand file for final cuts and deburring.

6. Pilot drill #40 the trim tab with 40-mm rivet spacing, placing the two end rivets 8-mm from the ends of the trim tab.

7. Drill #40 the trim tab and the piano hinge. I determined that a clearance of 0.025" between the hinge barrel and the front web of the trim tab was necessary for +25° movement of the trim tab.See Fig. 3.

8. Upon inspection, I realized that the aileron cutout channel, 6-ATO-1-3/1 is designed for the left hand channel. The right end is joggled to accomodate the #2 rib. To use the channel on the right aileron, I will need to jogge the left end. I may try to remove the joggle on the right end. Or, I could make a new channel.
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Cut to corners of inside lines

Cut to corners of inside lines

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Cutout in R aileron

Cutout in R aileron

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0.025 trim tab hinge spacer

0.025 trim tab hinge spacer

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