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Just a thought--if its been sitting in a box of unknown orientation for some time, it might not hurt to let it sit in the sun for a while before doing anything and see if any of its misalignment goes away--or gets worse... (Murphy follows me around...)<BR>
RS<BR> <BR>> Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:08:33 -0600<BR>> From: jgghome@comcast.net<BR>> To: nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Genesis revisited<BR>> <BR>> Verne,<BR>> <BR>> Thanks for the good suggestions. I will set up to reference off the fin <BR>> centerline.<BR>> Although we cut the holes for the wing and stab tubes, no reinforcing <BR>> has been done, no epoxy used- so modifications will be easy. Probably <BR>> have to shim the gear slightly to get the plane to sit level. Sounds a <BR>> lot easier and much more likely to work than trying to straighten the tail.<BR>> What are you using for a reference to establish stab incidence = 0 and <BR>> check the downthrust of the nose ring if you are not trusting any marks <BR>> on the fuselage?<BR>> <BR>> Thanks again,<BR>> <BR>> John<BR>> <BR>> Verne Koester wrote:<BR>> > John,<BR>> > You may be far better off in the long run cutting out the wing and stab tube<BR>> > sockets. Then jig up the fuse so the fin is straight up and down (90 degrees<BR>> > to your table). At that point, you just need to glue the new sockets in so<BR>> > the tubes are parallel to the table. I realize I'm over-simplifying the<BR>> > process, but I think it would give you the best chance for long term<BR>> > success. If you don't ruin the fin by bending it with a heat gun, it will<BR>> > almost certainly end up where it started after being out in the sun for<BR>> > awhile. BTW, I never trust alignment marks molded into a fuse. My first<BR>> > alignment steps are to make the fin perpendicular to my table and check out<BR>> > the down thrust molded into the nose ring at the same time. Once those are<BR>> > set, I make my own marks (referenced off my table) as close to the molded-in<BR>> > marks as possible. When you consider that two fuse halves are joined in the<BR>> > center, even a few thousands shift somewhere can equate to things being way<BR>> > out whack at the wing tips. One of many reasons I prefer kits where the<BR>> > builder glues in the sockets rather than the manufacturer.<BR>> ><BR>> > Hope this helps<BR>> ><BR>> > Verne Koester<BR>> ><BR>> > -----Original Message-----<BR>> > From: nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org<BR>> > [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of John Gayer<BR>> > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 10:47 PM<BR>> > To: NSRCA Mailing List<BR>> > Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Genesis revisited<BR>> ><BR>> > I'm helping someone from our club build an old Genesis kit. Everything <BR>> > was going along just fine until it came time to install the wing and <BR>> > stab tubes. The wing tube is just fine, ends up parallel to the belly <BR>> > pan within a millimeter at the ends of the tube running through the <BR>> > fuselage.<BR>> ><BR>> > The problem occurs at the tail end. The fin is 12 mm out of plumb and <BR>> > the stab tube(using the indicated marking on the fuselage) is tipped <BR>> > about 10 mm in the same direction as the fin. Also the marks on the <BR>> > fuselage for the stab tube and the front pin are not the same distance <BR>> > up from the fuselage bottom so it appears these marks were not <BR>> > accurately set in the mold. Rather a mess.<BR>> ><BR>> > A long time ago when I ran into the crooked fin problem , I managed to <BR>> > get it lined up by using a heat gun and gentle pressure. Then using <BR>> > braces, tail post and a former, try to lock in the new fin position.<BR>> ><BR>> > Anyone have any experience with this netbox kit that ran into any of <BR>> > these problems or were all the others perfect right out of the box?<BR>> ><BR>> > I would really appreciate any guidance on this that I can get.<BR>> ><BR>> > Thanks<BR>> ><BR>> > John<BR>> ><BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>> > NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>> > http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>> > NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>> > http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>> NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>> http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<BR> <br /><hr />The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with Hotmail. <a href='http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multiaccount&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_4' target='_new'>Get busy.</a></body>
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