Posted in Elevators Empennage

Left Elevator Matchdrilling, Prep, Priming, and Riveting

It was a quiet evening in the house tonight, so I buckled down to some airplane work. First up, a few pictures of the counterbalance…

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Posted in Empennage Rudder

Rudder Bending, Matchdrilling, Prep, and Priming

Tonight, I spent 4.5 hours in the airplane factory. Just short of an hour at lunch, then 3.5 more in the evening. First up, time…

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Posted in Empennage Vertical Stab

VS Skin Prep and Riveting

I didn’t get any pictures of the boring skin prep, but I deburred both sides of EVERY hole in the skin, dimpled, then used some…

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