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Elevator balance weights and Riveting

April 11, 2016 by admin Leave a Comment

Tonight I had a bit of time to do some quick riveting on some elevator parts. I started with finishing the elevator trim motor cover plate by riveting on the Z-channels. Next I riveted right elevator E-703 and E-704 tip ribs together to form their assembly. I then moved on to riveting the E-709 rib […]

Right Elevator – Counterbalance and Input Horn

February 25, 2016 by admin Leave a Comment

Today I was working on the right elevator.  In particular I was fitting the WD-605-R-1 elevator horn and also working on the counterbalance area on the tip. With all the parts being pre-drilled this work is pretty self-explanatory. The only words of wisdom here are to use lots of clecos to hold everything nice and […]

Right Elevator Assembly

April 29, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Building of the right elevator is now underway. Lots of straight forward work here so I’m not going to elaborate too much. At this point I’m just following the RV builders manual instructions.  I got as far as being able to apply primer to the elevator skin once all the stiffeners, spar and ribs were test […]

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