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Elevator Trim Tab Trimming

June 3, 2017 by Mike Leave a Comment

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

April 17, 2016 by Mike 4 Comments

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

February 29, 2016 by Mike 1 Comment

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 […]

Horizontal Stabilizer Center Hinge Nutplates

February 27, 2016 by Mike Leave a Comment

Spirits are high today as we continue to work on the horizontal stabilizer hinge attachment. We began by drilling out the hinges and spar for the attach bolts.  Up to this point the hinges have only been attached using clecos.  We did all the drilling on the drill press to help with the accuracy of […]

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