Category: Horizontal Stab
Almost Finished Horizontal Stabilizer
Well, I ALMOST finished the horizontal stabilizer today. (Hint: I finished it except for the center hinge bracket, which needs a #12 drill bit and…
Left HS Skin Riveting
Over lunch, I started riveting the HS skeleton to the front spar, then realized the next step required primed skins. I grabbed them from their…
HS Front Spar Prep and Riveting
I started assembling the horizontal front spar today. Different from the RV-7, Vans has added two reinforcement plates to the aft side of the spar…
Riveting HS Rear Spar Bars and Hinge Brackets
First up, a nice shot of how long the horizontal stabilizer rear spar is. I remember being suprised with the RV-7. It’s just as big…
Prep and Prime HS Rear Spar
It’s been awhile since I had to the time to work on the airplane, but I got a fairly big chunk of prep done on…
Prepped HS Ribs
Some of the most tedious and boring work on an RV is rib prep. First you have to edge finish in all the little nooks…
HS Disassembly and Skin Deburring
Late today, I was able to sneak out to the garage and get some tedious deburring and dimpling done on the HS skins. First step,…
Finished Matchdrilling HS Skins
I cannot remember what the specific thing I did today was, but here are two pretty pictures. Apparently, I finished matchdrilling everything. I think I…
Started Matchdrilling HS Skins
So I’m writing this almost a month later (so sorry) and it’s been kinda busy in and around the holidays. I was excited to cleco…
More Horizontal Spar Work
Well, I could pretend that I haven’t worked on the airplane for a month because I am just recovering from Halloween, but that’s a lie….