Hatz Biplane Association

Thanks Nick and Doug for replying.
If you have some pictures you could post that would be very appreciated.
Amit.

I built mine per plans and omitted the gussets in favor of the doubler.

I put the doublers over the gussets. Seems to work just fine. Although I can see doing it the other way. Just don't forget to varnish everything inside before closing.

Nick

While reviewing the plans in depth, I notice that ribs #6 on all wings get a 3/32" doubler on both sides towards the trailing edge.
These are the aileron bay ribs, and I assume that part of the reason for that doubler is for strength and part of it is for aiding in the fabric covering of the wing in that area.

My question is what have those who have been there before me done: did you add the doubler [i]over[/i] the gussets in that area, or did you omit the gussets altogether in favor of the doubler, or (as the plans suggest) omit just some of the gussets? Are the doublers the same size, or is one side larger than the other? Plan sheets 7 and 6 show different sizes on each side of the rib. Maybe it is different on the lower vs upper wings?

I am inclined to leave all the gussets on one side, glueing the doubler to the gussets, but omit only the three trailing gussets on the other side, so that the doubler acts as one large gusset on that side, glued to the truss pieces.
This will imply that for 2 of the four #6 ribs I will need to use the doubler as gusset in the jig (the other two ribs will have the doubler/gusset on "side B").

Does this make sense?