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 […]
Vertical Fin Test Fit
Having recently received my Van’s RV-8 tail kit I have been very eager to get started and I did so by doing a test fit of the vertical fin. You’ve gotta love all the CNC machined parts and how well they all fit together. I had no trouble getting the vertical fin together with a […]