While reading other build log posts about this part of the Horizontal Stabilizer assembly there are a few different approaches to getting good results when drilling. This is critical because if you screw up and don’t drill something straight, not only will you ruin the rib, but also the forward spar. What is documented here […]
Horizontal Stabilizer – Skin Drilling
Today I started drilling the skins of the Horizontal Stabilizer (HS). The skin comes predrilled but the holes all need to be drilled out to the final size (#40). Also the forward spar, between the root rib (E-705) and main rib (E-708), is not drilled. The skin is pre-drilled in this area, but not the […]
Horizontal Stabilizer Reinforcing Angles
Today I didn’t have a lot of time so I picked a small job to do which was to do the layout of trim lines on the horizontal stabilizer HS-810-1 and HS-814-1 reinforcing angles. Please comment, I love to hear from my readers. Thanks again for coming along for this ride, you make my work worthwhile.
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 […]