Right elevator skin - with (yellow) zinc chromate primer (inside) and Mar-Hyde (grey) primer on stiffeners and spar.>>
Rolling the leading edge of the elevator - duct tape, a steel pipe .... and vise-grips.>>
Trim Tab .....>>
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Empennage |
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<<Starting the elevators - skin and pieces alodined>> | |
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<<Left elevator spar
Right elevator skin - with (yellow) zinc chromate primer (inside) and Mar-Hyde (grey) primer on stiffeners and spar.>> |
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<<Right elevator in V-block jig.
Rolling the leading edge of the elevator - duct tape, a steel pipe .... and vise-grips.>> |
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<<Blind rivets on leading edge; every other
"pop" rivet was substituted with CherryMax rivets ...
Trim Tab .....>>
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