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Airframes => Single Seaters => XL => Topic started by: Flyguyeddy on June 20, 2017, 06:34:31 AM

Title: U channel tail ribs
Post by: Flyguyeddy on June 20, 2017, 06:34:31 AM

How are these made?   I searched and did not find the answer.  I will check the yahoo group for pics

Title: Re: U channel tail ribs
Post by: Tom XL-7 on June 20, 2017, 07:37:55 AM

A method is described on page 3 of the written XL instructions. They are made from a flat sheet, marked, cut out and bent.
They have a taper to them due to the front and rear tube being different diameters. the length of the rib changes the rate of taper. So there is nothing standard.
Tom XL-7

Title: Re: U channel tail ribs
Post by: joecnc2006 on June 20, 2017, 11:35:40 AM

I just made my own simple break, and measured the width at the ends, i.e. 1/2" on one end and 5/8" or 3/4" on the other lined up the marks and bent it.

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