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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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