rudder post build mistake.

[dr_jones]

First Airfoilz plane I've build (Edge 540) and I've made a bit of a mistake. I managed to glue the rudder post in place before I'd hinged up the elevator.

Of course this meant that I could no longer get the elevator into position so I've had to cut a section out of the rudder post, insert and hinge the elevator and then CA a section back into the rudder post as below:

http://www.ejones.dsl.pipex.com/images/edge/rudderpost.jpg

Question is - is this 'fix' going to be strong enough or do I need to add some extra bracing here? - I don't want to add weight unnecessarily...

[king160woody]

You should be good to go.... That just keeps the vertical stab stonger and It looks like you did a good job of fixing it.

Woody

[dr_jones]

Thanks man - think I need to pay more attention to the sequence in the build manual in future!

[king160woody]

haha. so far it looks like a real cleana build though!

[Mikey]

First Airfoilz plane I've build (Edge 540) and I've made a bit of a mistake. I managed to glue the rudder post in place before I'd hinged up the elevator.

Of course this meant that I could no longer get the elevator into position so I've had to cut a section out of the rudder post, insert and hinge the elevator and then CA a section back into the rudder post as below:

http://www.ejones.dsl.pipex.com/images/edge/rudderpost.jpg

Question is - is this 'fix' going to be strong enough or do I need to add some extra bracing here? - I don't want to add weight unnecessarily...

I am laughing at you only because I thought I was the only one out there that did that. I did it on like my 5th plane that is even worse!!! It will be fine mine is still flying with the same fix.

[king160woody]

ahh.. so we are comming clean... OK.. I did this on my 3rd build... :) I just glued it and realized what i did and was able to break it loose easily... HAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHHAHAH

[dr_jones]

LOL! - At least it's not just me then!!

[tdarst]

I am a slow builder, primarily because I trial fit parts about a 100,000 times to look at the fit from all possible angles, before I open the glue. On my first Edge (only AirFoilZ so far), I almost made this mistake several times while trial fitting in this area. But I caught myself just before I put glue on the post... each time! LOL.

Nice slice and reassembly job, by the way. That section is quite likely stronger than the post was before it was cut...

Tony