Tonight I’ve enlisted the help of my buddy Garet to help me with bending the elevator skin tabs to close out the trim tab area of the left elevator. There are several options when it comes to how to deal with these tabs. Some builders opt to cut them off and make a little rib […]
Trim Tab Spar Machine Countersinking
Tonight I had a quick work session, but it required some precise work. The building instructions talk about machine countersinking the top flange of E-606PP (left elevator trim tab spar) to accept the dimples in the E-701-L elevator skin. I started by using some scrap wood and clamps to securely hold the E-606PP spar. This […]
F1 Mod – Elevator Tip and Counterbalance Skin Stiffener
In this log entry I’m working on one of the F1 Rocket elevator mods to stiffen the elevator skins in the area of the counterbalance skin (E-713) and tip rib (E-703). See the diagram below to see the skin stiffener (red) and doubler (green). In the picture below, you can see that I start with a […]
Last Bit of Vertical Stabilizer Riveting
Today I’m splitting my post into 2 entries. This first part is just to document the last bit of vertical stabilizer riveting. I just had to finish up with adding rivets to the root rib at the lower end of the VS. In the picture below, you’ll note that I am using the “Main Squeeze” […]