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Date:  5-6-2010
Number of Hours:  0.20
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Brief Description:  Canopy Frame 16

After riveting the frame I was concerned that the front of the frame was too wide. The skin protruded. So I clamped down the frame and gently squeezed it shut about 1/8. Spring back was about an inch. I used a pen to mark my squeeze lengths. I squeezed just a little and then checked for plastic deformation. Eventually about an inch of elastic deformation produced about 1/8 of plastic deformation (maybe slightly less) and that gave me a better fit on both sides of the fuselage so the frame skin fits flush with the sides of the fuselage.
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Frame is to wide

Frame is to wide

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Clamped and squeezed it

Clamped and squeezed it

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1 inch squeeze gave 1/8 change

1 inch squeeze gave 1/8 change

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