Rudder Rebuild – Part 5
Removed existing rudder hinge half from vertical stabilizer, remade, and clecoed into place. Final riveting and tine adjustment still needed
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Rudder Rebuild – Part 4
Completed assembly of the rudder including final drilling and riveting. Discovered Hinge Half on vertical stabilizer is misaligned and will need to be replaced and refitted
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Rudder Rebuild – Part 3
Continued to work on rudder skin pre-drilling. 2 of 3 ribs pre-drilled and test fitted. Rudder horn rib remaining
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Tail Spar Reinforcement
Creation of doubler to account for edge violations in forward Spar. Decided that drilling out and replacing forward Spar would be too much work so created doubler to go on back side
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Tail Inspection – Part 6
Inspection of previous work and removal of tip ribs for surface tip installation. Hole issues found in forward Spar and tip Rib. Will need to replace rib tip and create doubler for spar
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