Well, I'm at work at the moment, and the firewall is preventing me from uploading the photos of the part that we're talking about here - I will definitely load the photos when I get home tonight
Thanks again for all the great replies for the newbie Chris --- In [email protected], Roy Stubbs <rstu...@...> wrote: > > To add to Chris' remarks, remember the Ercoupe is of monocoque > construction. The fuselage skin supports some or most of the load. > Wrinkles I think would be bad. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of ALAN FAIRCLOUGH > Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 10:51 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re:New to Ercoupe Tech Group - Question Re: > Fuselage Skin Buckles Fwd o > Importance: Low > > > > > > > > > Chris: > > > > You are not clear enough about where the slight buckling is; > > Two possibilities: > > > > A) It is the wing root fairing that is wrinkled. If this is the case, it > can be repalced. It is not a structural component and has no effect on > flying the plane. > > > > B) It is the side wall of the aircraft that is buckled and as part of > the structure of the plane is usually buckeld because of a collapsed > nosewheeel or similar hard landing. An A&P would have to decide if it is > airworthy or not. > > > > As an important part of checking a coupe's frame for indications of hard > landings here are a few things to look for: > > > > A) The bottom of the firewall can have some serious wrinkling which > could indicate a nose in. > > > > B) The two sort of triangular panels under the plane between the walkway > and the belly of the plane will show wrinkles indicating one of the > wings being pused backwards or a MLG that hit something. Inspect the > rear spar on the inside of the spar cap attachment for buckling. > > > > C) wrinkles on the wing root fairing which may indicate it has been > damaged and sort of flattened out again to be re-used rather than > replaced. Not structurally dangerous but a good reason to inspect > further. > > > > D) Wrinkles on the top end of the tailcone are usually due to the tail > being pushed down. only the bolts holding the horizontal stabilizer are > approved push down points. These wrinkles do not relate to hard > landings. > > > > E) Misalignment between the wings and the horizontal stabilizer. While > the wings have a dihedral and the stabilizer is flat, seen from behind, > the stabilizer height on both sides of the plane must match > corresponding points on both wings. Wing angle has some minor > adjustement at the wing attachment bolts but at most you can move > wingtips up and down about two inches. A larger difference could > indicate a twisted main spar. > > > > Alan Fairclough > > N87333 > > N94694 >
