Continuing with the layout of the vertical fin forward spar doublers, shown below is the VS-002 doubler clamped in place, on the rear side forward spar. What isn’t shown here is the marks I made on the bottom (where the clamps are) to help keep the alignment when I transferred this doubler from the front […]
Vertical Fin Construction Started
This evening I started construction on the vertical fin assembly. Since I’m starting with a standard RV-8 empennage kit, I’m going to be adding a few structural mods to “Rocketize” these parts. Essentially, these mods are similar to the F1 EVO tail. Talk about making-it-work! What a workspace this is…haha! I just moved across the […]
Little Bit – Does it Fit?
Today was a special day as I got the chance to visit fellow F1 Rocket builder Wayne Hadath and his F1 “Little Bit”. This was also the morning of my departure from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada in relocating for work out to Edmonton, Alberta. I wanted to take the opportunity to visit Wayne and get come close […]
HS-3201 Doubler Cutting
Today I ventured into cutting the HS-3201 horizontal stabilizer forward spar doubler. Drilling I started by securely clamping the doubler plate onto the drill press. I located the center of the holes to be cut. Once the holes were located, I used larger drill bit to cut the holes to size. It was a toss-up […]