Bend the TE on the flap?

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:10 pm

For those that have come to this point...

Did you bend the TE a little further with your brake to make the fit a little better?

4kilo · Post by **4kilo** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:20 pm

Chad,

I did use my control surface brake to work that bend just a little more, and it seemed to help.

Pat

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:41 pm

Nope, not I.

I already had good radii.

It is tough to get good radii, you know!

CJ

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:44 pm

I didn't, it was somewhat of a pain to get the skin in place, and it seemd like it needed bent more, but everyone I talked to said just cleco it down and rivet it. That is what I did and it came out fine.

tshort · Post by **tshort** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:55 pm

I bent mine. Not to change the TE radius, but to get it to lay flat.
Just a little, not too much. Didn't want a bulge in the flap. That skin is pretty thick and tough to bend.

T.