Tonight I’m starting on another F1 Mod to the Horizontal Stabilizer. This mod calls for adding skin stiffener angles to the upper and lower skin surfaces between the rib bays – 2 per bay, both on the upper and lower surfaces. See the diagram below. I began by marking lines of the HS skins where […]
New Pneumatic Squeezer!
I wasn’t able to find time to work today, but I did just receive a new pneumatic squeezer. I’m really looking forward to putting this new tool to work! Please comment, I love to hear from my readers. Thanks again for coming along for this ride, you make my work worthwhile.
F1 Mod – Horizontal Stabilizer Rear Spar and Tip Rib Stiffener Angles Continued
Tonight I’m continuing where I left off in my last work session. I’m working on the horizontal stabilizer rear spar to tip rib stiffener angles. I began by center punching and drilling pilot holes for the rivets. Once the angle had the pilot holes drilled, I clamped it in place so I could match drill the […]
F1 Mod – Horizontal Stabilizer Rear Spar and Tip Rib Stiffener Angles
Today I fabricated some stiffener angles to use of the horizontal stabilizer rear spar and tip ribs. These are again similar to the angles added on the Rudder and Elevators. Here is a diagram of the angle locations: I started with a piece of angle and roughly marked some lines of where to start cutting […]