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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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Left Elevator Stiffener Prep

After a long week of travel, I managed to sneak in the shop tonight just before bedtime. First up, finish prepping the reinforcement plate. I’m…

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Posted in Empennage Horizontal Stab

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…

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