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Aileron Well Support

Thread starter sarpysam
Start date Oct 5, 2015

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sarpysam

Well-Known Member

Oct 5, 2015

Am I the only dummy out here? Seems that the last three posts are mine. So far, I like what I've heard from you guys. Here's another question concerning the CB-1 aileron well. The plans want four sticks of spruce to firm up the rib adjacent to the aileron. I can put a false trailing edge rib on and displace it 2" inboard and cover the area between it and the rib with 1/16" mahogany. It would save considerable weight but would it be strong enough to resist the fabric drawing? I see Aviat does it that way in the Eagle but the rib spacing is considerably less than that of the CB-1.

Any ideas?

Sarpy Sam

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