Elevators
Started 11.22.1999 - Finished 12.3.1999
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Clecoing the skin to the rear spar for match drilling. Then marked the spar location for making the stiffeners. |
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First set of stiffeners drilled to skin. |
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Both sets of stiffeners drilled to skin. |
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Counter weight rib drilled. Next step is to match drill to rear spar, install in skin, and match drill ribs, and counter weight skin. |
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Skeleton and skin ready to be primed. |
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I am using Sherwin Williams 988 self-etching primer. |
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First set of stiffeners back riveted to skin along with trim stiffener plate. |
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Both sets of stiffeners riveted along with skeleton riveted and ready to install in the jig for final assembly. |
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Elevator in the jig, checking everything before starting final assembly. |
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Drilled and clecoed elevator horn assemble to skin, spar, and rib. |
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Counter weight skin and ribs match drilled to skin. |
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Another shot of the counter weight assembly. |
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I dimpled the nutplates and riveted them to the trim stiffener plate. |
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Here is a view of the bends I made on the elevator. It didn't turn out as nice as the bends on the trim tab. I may cut them off and make a rib to put in there instead. |
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I have a no-hole yoke for my Tatco squeezer, so getting into tight places to rivet is no problem. |
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Here I am bending the tabs on the trim tab. |
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The trim tab turned out very nice. I think it was the jig. |
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I was able to get the assembly in the jig much tighter than the elevator, so it turned out much nicer. |
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Trim tab bent and ready for final assembly |
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Checking the fit of the hinge. To drill the hinge to the elevator, I inserted the hinge in between the elevator skin and spar, clamped it in place, and used the existing holes in the skin as pilot holes for drilling the hinge... |
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Hinge riveted to the elevator. |
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I was able to squeeze the rivets on the bottom of the trim tab. |
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Top of completed left elevator. |
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Bottom the the completed left elevator. |
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Test fit of the fiberglass tip on the left elevator. I will be tackling the fiberglass while waiting for the wing kit to arrive. It is due the middle of January 2000... |
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Right elevator skeleton and skin ready to rivet together. |
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In tight places, I used the male dimple die and the hole in the squeezer yoke to dimple... It worked great. |
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Almost finished, just need to roll leading edge. Next is fiberglass work while I wait for my wing kit... |