Category: Rudder

Day 7: Nose Skin Assembly (2.5 h)

September 11, 2010

Lined up the nose skin with the spar, drilled the holes and cleclo’d the skin in place. Also marked the tip rib overhang for later trimming.

Day 6: Fixing My Mistake (45m)

August 21, 2010

I fixed the tip rib and drilled and cleco’d the leading edge skin to the spar.

Day 5: My First Mistake

August 15, 2010

After riveting the skeleton in place I pulled out the skin and aligned it with the edge of the spar and with the pre-drilled holes against the ribs. Everything looked good until I got to the tip rib: there was…

Day 5: Riveting the Rudder Skeleton (1h)

August 15, 2010

With the parts primed I first clecoed the doublers and bottom rib to the spar and riveted them in place. I’d never riveted before so this was a nervy experience but turned out to be real easy and straightforward. After…

Day 4: Priming (30m)

August 14, 2010

Before riveting it is recommended that you prime the metal wherever two parts will touch. The thinking is that there is a small danger of corrosion at the joins where substances could possibly get between the two surfaces. I toyed…

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