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Horizontal Stabilizer Stored

April 4, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Now that I have the horizontal stabilizer as far as I can go for now. I’m now ready to get the Canadian Pre-Cover Inspection completed on all the tail components, however with this COVID-19 stuff happening, this will be put on the back burner for now. So until then, I’ve got it hung up and […]

HS-704 nose rib riveting – Revisited

March 30, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Continuing the saga from yesterday, today I cannot proceed with any more horizontal stabilizer riveting until I revisit and finish riveting in the HS-704 nose ribs. Again! So I got the nose ribs clecoed in place (on the correct side this time!) and then proceeded with riveting them in. Below is the rivet gun setup […]

Horizontal stabilizer riveting continues

March 29, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Today riveting continues on the lower left surface of the horizontal stabilizer. As I started this the other day, I’m still in the groove with all the tools set and ready to go. Again, the riveted started along the HS-708 mid rib (trailing edge up to the spar). Then I proceeded along the forward spar […]

Horizontal Stabilizer Skin Riveting

March 25, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Before I get too carried away at working on the wing spars, I want to get the horizontal stabilizer riveting complete. The horizontal stab is the last piece of the empennage that I need to get riveted (up to the pre-cover inspection stage). Then I can hang it on the wall, where it can be […]

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