When building the horizontal stabiliser one hole in the skin was enlarged which needed a fix.
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Category: Horizontal stabiliser
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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Horizontal stabiliser ready
Last step for the horizontal stabiliser is to rivet the left side skin.
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Laser alignment
Alignment of horizontal stabiliser with self-leveling cross line laser.
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Conduit in HS
Mil spec cable in conduit instead of pvc cable for trim servo.
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HS rivet right hand skin
First I made a jig to check the alignment with a level gauge. Then I riveted the right hand skin, the left hand skin has to wait because the conduit for the trim servo cable has not yet arrived.
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HS skins prepare and prime
Prepared the skins for priming and removed the blue plastic on the rivets lines.
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Rivet horizontal stabiliser
The primer is dry so I started riveting the parts of the horizontal stabiliser and fitted the skins with cleco’s. Continue reading “Rivet horizontal stabiliser”
Deburred and primed horizontal stabiliser
Deburred, cleaned and primed the parts of the horizontal stabiliser
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Temporary fit the horizontal stabliliser
While the parts of the rudder were drying I could start on the horizontal stabiliser.
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