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Eventually, we realized that we hadn't installed the nut on one of the aileron torque tube bolts in each wing. (First hint: The nut was taped to the aileron trailing edge.) WHAT...?! � When we got the nut installed, we found that the bolt was now hitting material inside the torque tube channel. We used a Dremmel tool with a cutoff blade to trim the bolt. Here, we're showing the right bolt trimmed, and the left bolt not-yet-trimmed, but about to be.

The loose bolts created loose joints and these caused our inconsistent measurements. With the torque tube joints secure, our measurements for aileron deflection measurement became consistent.

4/29/2018   Picture 264

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