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From: Hugh Loewenhardt
To:
fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] help with riveting PT-26 elevator trailing edge
Shergei, How about inverting the rivets (heads on the inside), bucking the heads against a dimpled steel plate and heading the the rivet tails on the outside of the workpiece with a ballpeen hammer. Get some trailing edge material and make a trial run to ensure it works to your satisfaction.
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From: shergei2001
To:
fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, October 9, 2011 6:05 PM
Subject: [fairchildclub] help with riveting PT-26 elevator trailing edge
I had to remove some elevator ribs on my PT-26 project and am having trouble riveting the ribs back on the trailing edges. The rivets are AN470-AD3-3, and there is no room for a bucking bar or squeezer. I tried two attempts at making a backing bar, but both were too flexible. One is shown in the "PT-26 elevator trailing edge riveting" photo album located here, along with other photos and dimensions:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fairchildclub/photos/album/751573116/pic/list
Even more difficult will be riveting on the trailing edge/trim-tab rib gussets to the trailing edge, but there has to be a way to do this! Any help would be greating appreciated. Thanks, Pete Crawford
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