A big day today as I’m finally nearing the end of this rudder build. Today I’m planning to get the fairings located and fitted. Mostly this is for the lower rudder fairing, as the top one already fits pretty well. To begin, when I got my rudder from High Performance Aircraft International (HPAI) in the […]
Rudder assembly – part 9 – Access panel
The build session for today is focused on getting the rudder trim tab control access panel made. In the picture below, and in the mess of all the lines is the center of the rib flanges identified. This is what I want to use to help locate the screw holes. As you can see I […]
Rudder assembly – part 8 – Trim tab fine tuning
OK, fast forward about a month or so since my last post and yes, there is a lot of progress that has happened on the rudder trim tab. What I didn’t get pictures of was the drilling process of the tab to the hinge, and the hinge to the rudder. However, as you can see […]
Rudder assembly – part 7 – Trim Tab Hinge
Today I’m starting to work on the rudder trim tab hinge. I began with roughly cutting the hinge to length, then started to get it clamped in place. To help me in getting the hinge located in the ideal position, I extended the centerline of the hinge on each end. This helped me to get […]