Hi all,
Just a generic theoretical question:
There is a general rule that the edge distance of a fastener should be at least 2 times the diameter of the fastener (measured from the center of the fastener), even better when adding a tolerance value on top of the 2D value.
Imagine a joint of 2...
HI all,
I'm finishing the wingtips of my kit airplane.
With help of a laser I made sure the trailing edges of both wings are perfectly level and both wings have the same angle of incidence.
However, the fiberglass parts are not 100% identical.
One wingtip is about 12 mm ~ 0.5 inch higher...
Hi all,
Follow up on my previous thread Link and a closed thread Link.
I have a NAS6603-16 bolt and an AN365-1032 tension nut with this setup:
AN-960L thin washer: 0.03125"
Material: 0.95276"
AN960-10 washer: 0.06250"
Total: 1,04651"
The NAS6603-16 has a grip length of 1" and T (thread...
hi all,
I'm working on the wing spars of a 2 seats light kit airplane.
The spars are already drilled and assembled by the factory.
Here an image of the root part:
I found out that the thread-lock-paint on some AN3 bolts was broken, so I wanted to re-torque them.
But I was surprised that the...
