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
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
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
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 […]