Build Updates

  • Continuation of Left Elevator

    Left elevator was dimpled. Countersunk trim spar backwards… had to countersink both sides. 🙁 Two more weakened rivet holes. 🙁 SLOW DOWN!! Started mounting…

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  • Right Elevator Work

    A lot of start-stop. Right elevator skin mated to skeleton. Skeleton, ribs, plates—all riveted. Mixed up tank seal & smeared on interior stiffener ends.…

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  • Elevator Work

    Parts all scrubbed. Some parts took additional deburring. Dremel + Scotch Brite was the best way to go about that. Primer (200ml total) was…

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  • Short Day

    Discovered 8-ish rivets in trim plate access reinforcement that weren’t dimpled or riveted. These were (embarrassingly) dimpled and riveted in place rather than drilling…

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  • Elevator Tips

    Working on the elevators, here: mocked up and clecoed elevatory tips with counterweights.

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