> Top & Bottom Struts and Braces

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:39 pm

Original Posted By:> Stacy Clark (stacy@unicom-alaska.com)
Stacy,Yes, I think you're missing something here.From the back seat aft, the cross braces holding the two sides together (oris that apart?) should line up with the verticals in the fuselage sides.Try this, look at the "Layout for the Side of Fuselage" drawing near the topof sheet 1. Look for the verticals labeled 7 (at the rear seat back) 9, 11,13. Now look at the "Inside Constructional View of Fuselage" drawing nearthe middle of the sheet, you will see a dimension of 28". This dimension isfrom the front edge of the upper 3/4" x 3/4" cross strut support at the topof the back seat to the next cross brace. Now, if you look back at the"Layout for the Side of Fuselage" drawing you will see the dimension 27-1/4"for the distance between verticals 7 and 9 . But wait, this 27-1/4" is fromthe back edge of 7, so if you add the " thickness to 27-1/4" you get the 28" shown on the "Inside Constructional View of Fuselage" drawing. Fromthere on back, the dimensions are the same on both drawings so they shouldline up with the verticals too. The bottom cross braces are the same, asthe top.I should add that the aft Ash cross member does not line up with the clusterformed by members 4, 5, and 6. It's slightly ahead of it. However, thefront Ash cross member does line up with the cluster formed by verticals 2and 3.Chris Tracy.Sacramento, Ca>> Subject: Top & Bottom Struts and Braces

matronics · Post by **matronics** » Fri Apr 28, 2017 9:30 pm

Original Posted By: "Ted Brousseau"
>> Am I missing something here? Looking at the plans (1933 short fuselage)the> top> and bottom struts and braces don't line up with the fuselage sides struts> and> braces. However, every single picture I look at (from various builders)> shows> them lining up (i.e.: a box pattern). My fuselage sides "are" correct.>> Stacy>>________________________________________________________________________________