Today I’m continuing with the assembly of the left elevator. Before I get to riveting there is a bit of work that is still required on this elevator. Most notably is building the trim tab, however before I get there I need to do some more work to final size all the rivet holes and […]
Elevator Trim Tab Trimming
This evening was spent trimming the elevator trim tab skin. The skin came formed, however it was too long in both width and length, so lots of trimming is needed. As always, this kind of work is slow and steady but the results are worth it. Previously the trim tab we trimmed and filed down […]
Horizontal Stabilizer End Hinges Continued
The work session for today focused on finishing up the horizontal stabilizer end hinges. Shown in the second picture is the doubler I had to make because the Czech’s who made the fast-build horizontal stabilizer drilled 2 holes in the wrong location. The doubler was made to correct these holes and provide additional strength to […]
Horizontal Stabilizer Hinge Alignment
This evening was spent with continuing to get the horizontal stabilizer hinges in alignment. This task is critical to ensuring that the elevators work properly, a lot of time is taken to get it right. This work is very slow going. Accuracy is key. In the image below you can see how the horizontal stabilizer […]