The task for today is to finish the final drilling of the right elevator. The final drilling is for the elevator hinge attach bolts and also drilling the nutplates that will fasten the bolts as the internal structure of the elevator will not be accessible once riveted together. Up to this point, the elevator spar […]
Horizontal Stabilizer Center Hinge Nutplates
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 […]
Rudder Spar Hinge Nutplate Mounting
My work on the rudder spar is continuing today with mounting the hinge nutplate assemblies. In the picture below I have started to mark where the hinge brackets need to attach and I have identified these with a Red Sharpie marker. The hinges on the S-51 rudder are bolted on and as the internal faces […]