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A Little Rudder Work

June 29, 2016 by Mike 4 Comments

Today I’m getting back to doing a bit more work on the rudder.  In the picture below, you will see one of many new ribs that I made.  The parts that have primer are the parts I originally worked with that I didn’t previously screw up.   With rib 4200-17 in place, I then added […]

Rudder Spar Hinge Nutplate Mounting

May 22, 2011 by Mike Leave a Comment

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 […]

Stewart 51 Rudder Spar

May 15, 2011 by Mike 3 Comments

Now that the rudder has been disassembled, tonight I’m going start the initial work on the rudder spar.  This will include layout for where the brackets, hinges and ribs are located.  This is important because it’s so easy to get confused and mis-drill a few holes, or totally miss something else that you should have […]

Stewart 51 – Rudder Disassembly

May 14, 2011 by Mike Leave a Comment

Today I am going to start working on the rudder.  This component comes pre-assembled, that is it looks likes complete however it’s temporarily held together with pop rivets in every 4th or 5th hole.  The rudder will be fabric covered when complete, which is why it isn’t fully covered by aluminum skin. Eventually for the final assembly […]

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