Allen joined me in the hangar today and our primary goal was to get the torque tube properly installed so that we could get the stop ring on the end of it (if you recall, it won’t go far enough…
Category: Horizontal Tail
Horizontal Tail Fins (4 hr)
Trimming, drilling, deburring and riveting: all things that after 4 years I may have the hang of. Let’s go then. On the back of the plane there are two fins to cover up the cabling and, I would think, add…
Elevator Control Cables (2hr)
I was actually at the hangar for a LOT longer than 2 hours but most of the time was spent in frustration getting nowhere, so it doesn’t count. My aim for this weekend was to have a go at rigging…
Elevator Mounting to Stabiliser (2h)
The last post was lame, this one even more so. With the help of my wife’s Uncle Allen, we got the elevator mounted to the stabiliser and made sure that we got the proper 28 degrees of deflection in both…
Attaching the Horizontal Stabiliser (2h)
Here’s one of those thirty minute jobs that took two hours. The stabiliser was already clamped in place for drilling but I realised I wouldn’t be able to do anything while the attach brackets were clecoed on the top skin.…