According the manual the holes of the trim servo should be enlarged to accommodate a M3 rivnut, but that leaves only 2 mm edge distance.
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Category: 10 – Empennage
Replacement trim tab brackets
I forgot to order the 2 brackets that connect the trim servo with the trim tab, the brackets were shipped with the other replacement parts so I could prep and rivet them.
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Second trim tab
The first trim tab was not straight therefore I build another one.
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Elevator composite caps
A lot of work with fiberglass, polyester resin, 2K putty, MS-Polymer seam sealer and 2K epoxy primer to make sure the composite caps fit perfectly.
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Rivet elevator skins part 2
Continued with rivetting the elevator skins.
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HS rivet fix
When building the horizontal stabiliser one hole in the skin was enlarged which needed a fix.
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Rivet elevator skins part 1
After the primer dried last night I could continue with the skin, first edge rolling the leading edge and then removing the blue plastic before I mounted the skin with cleco’s.
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New elevator parts
Recently I receive new parts for the elevator and continued with preparing and priming.
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New right elevator skin received
Received the replacement skin for the right side of the elevator.
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Checking alignment of horizontal stabiliser / elevator
While waiting for the new right skin of the elevator I did some alignment tests.
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