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Elevator trim tab build-up continued

March 11, 2021 by admin Leave a Comment

Today I’m continuing with building up the elevator trim tab. I’m starting by filing down the edges to get 3/32 inch clearance between the tab and the elevator. Once I got the edges filed down, I started to work on the trim tab end ribs. The S-51 plans don’t provide much detail here so I’m […]

Elevator Trim Tab

February 18, 2021 by admin Leave a Comment

Continuing with building up the elevators, today I’m going to focus on getting the trim tab hinge aligned and positioned. To begin, I used a scrap metal strip to simulate the skin. I wanted to make sure the trim tab skin is in alignment with the elevator skin surface. Below is a picture from the […]

Left Elevator Trim Motor Bracket Work

December 23, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Tonight I got some prep work done on the left elevator trim motor bracket for mounting the cover plate nutplates and dimpling the assembly. I had previously located the nutplate holes around the opening to attach the access panel. In the image below is the motor and supports that will get riveted to the access […]

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 […]

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