This blog records the history of Building, Flying and Changing our Fly Baby. The plane is alive and well so this will be an ongoing story. The principals in this story are Ernest and Dennis Harbin. All the family and many friends participated in this adventure. Ernie and Dennis will both make comments in posts. We both saw all this through our own eyes and remember things differently, so you'll get our thoughts and memories.
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Finishing Tapes on Aileron Ribs
We had another warm dry day today so I was able to get the finishing on the aileron ribs. It was very windy so I worked on the deck outside my attic. A little crowed but it was out of the wind.
For the inboard ends of the ailerons I made patches to wrap the inboard ends so there would only be 2 layers of fabric in the aileron gap. I marked and ironed the corners so they would fit snugly on the end. I also made a tab so the fabric wrapped around the front side of the spar.
On the top and bottom the fabric extends 1" beyond the structure just like it would with a 2" tape. I'll do the same thing with the aileron cut out on the wing.
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