N404CX
Active Member
The plane I'm building has three curved panels. Two pieces of .032 less than two feet long are on the top of the forward fuselage. Another piece of .020 about eight feet long forms the top of the aft fuselage.
The builders' photos I've seen all show pulling the panels into position with straps and then riveting or fastening.
I'm wondering if there is any way to introduce some curvature to the metal short of using a slip roller.
If the metal is constrained in a curved shape will it ever accept that curvature, or will it always spring back into the original flat form?
Thanks, -Glen.
The builders' photos I've seen all show pulling the panels into position with straps and then riveting or fastening.
I'm wondering if there is any way to introduce some curvature to the metal short of using a slip roller.
If the metal is constrained in a curved shape will it ever accept that curvature, or will it always spring back into the original flat form?
Thanks, -Glen.
