I have a question regarding how the flap & aileron trailing rib fit into the spars...
...hopefully this effort to further explain the specifics of what should be a relatively simple question does not over complicate what I'm asking...
I cut all my ribs using the mylar template assuming no thickness value for the line representing the spars; so of course the nose and center ribs for the wing will need to be custom trimmed to account for the variable height of stacked cap strips.
Additionally, the trailing flap and aileron ribs will therefore need to be trimmed to account for the doubler plates.
Where the center wing ribs fit into the spars, the spars are bent with an oblique angle, while the flap and aileron spars include an acute angle where the trailing ribs fit into the spar. Because of this geometry, the upper and lower corners appear to clash with the inside of the bend radius...
so... in addition to any necessary trimming to account for the thickness of the spar and doublers, am I correct in assuming that the upper and lower corners should be trimmed/rounded off to prevent clashing with the radius of the spar bend?? The detail for the pocket rib shows these corners trimmed off, but there is no similar detail showing this for the flap & aileron ribs...
...hopefully this effort to further explain the specifics of what should be a relatively simple question does not over complicate what I'm asking...
I cut all my ribs using the mylar template assuming no thickness value for the line representing the spars; so of course the nose and center ribs for the wing will need to be custom trimmed to account for the variable height of stacked cap strips.
Additionally, the trailing flap and aileron ribs will therefore need to be trimmed to account for the doubler plates.
Where the center wing ribs fit into the spars, the spars are bent with an oblique angle, while the flap and aileron spars include an acute angle where the trailing ribs fit into the spar. Because of this geometry, the upper and lower corners appear to clash with the inside of the bend radius...
so... in addition to any necessary trimming to account for the thickness of the spar and doublers, am I correct in assuming that the upper and lower corners should be trimmed/rounded off to prevent clashing with the radius of the spar bend?? The detail for the pocket rib shows these corners trimmed off, but there is no similar detail showing this for the flap & aileron ribs...
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