Re: Quickie Tri Q2 with Belly board
Jerry Marstall <jnmarstall@...>
Jay's that is a fabulous log you put together. Makes my etch-a-sketch page look puny.
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-------- Original message -------- From: Jay Scheevel <jay@...> Date: 3/22/21 11:58 AM (GMT-05:00) To: main@Q-List.groups.io Subject: Re: [Q-List] Quickie Tri Q2 with Belly board The armrest is part of the fuselage structure and stiffens the fuselage where the canopy opening is. The opening makes that portion of the fuselage less rigid, so the stiffening contribution of the consoles is needed. There is a solution to your dilemma, however. If you cut the top of the armrest off, but leave or fabricate an attach flange (glass to glass) on both the fuselage side and the vertical portion of the arm rest, you can put some nut-plates on this tab and fasten with screws to maintain the structural stiffness of the armrest assembly. This is what I did on my build. Center console, and both armrests are built this way on my plane. See pages 97-104 in the linked document: http://n8wq.scheevel.com/documents/build_logs/02_N8WQ-log_Construction-Fuselage.pdf Cheers, Jay -----Original Message----- From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> On Behalf Of Stephen Theron Sent: Monday, March 22, 2021 8:39 AM To: main@q-list.groups.io Subject: [Q-List] Quickie Tri Q2 with Belly board Hi Guys I’m busy restoring after standing for 17 years. I’m busy with the Belly board control handle mechanism which seized and needs replacing. The handle is situated inside the left armrest against the fuselage. In order to access this I may need to cut away part of the armrest? Has anyone had any experience with this and if so please share with me. Is the armrest an integral part of the structure? Regards Stephen Theron +27 84 699 1684 Johannesburg South Africa.
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