Continued with removing the plastic on the rivet lines and test fitting the skin. Unfortunately with some issues.
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Category: 10 – Empennage
Rivnuts inspection panel
Installed the M4 rivnuts for the trim servo inspection panel.
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Elevator skins prepared and primed
After a couple of busy weeks the skins of the elevator were next.
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Clearance spar box channel
The spar box channel was leaning on the hinge which needed some more investigation.
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Rivet elevator skeleton
Almost done with the skeleton of the elevator, 2 minor issues with the stainless steel rivets and the spar box channel clearance.
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Prime elevator skeleton
Did some final deburring, preparing and priming of the elevator parts.
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Trim tab ready
Trim tab is ready but unfortunately with a little twist.
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Rudder ready 2.0
The experience of the first rudder helped to build this second rudder faster and better.
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Continue with rudder 2.0
Primed the rudder parts and riveted the skeleton of the rudder.
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Prepare rudder for priming 2.0
After some e-mail conversation with TAF I modified the rib1 flange and holes, deburred and prepared the parts for priming.
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