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24-Apr-2006
Catégorie: Empennage : Hor. stab.

Today, more work on the horizontal stab and a new problem. When drilling in assembly one of the ribs and the forward spar, one of the holes came out to close to the edge (it's on the angle I already had to reorder). On the picture : on the left the back side with the oiffending hole at the bottom and on the right the front side with the problem hole. I'm in contact with Van's support to assess the problem.



I ended the day by working on the vertical stab (see HERE).


Working time on this subpart
Today :  1h (Total : 15h)
Lectures (3280)
23-Apr-2006
Catégorie: Empennage : Hor. stab.

The replacement parts have arrived and the angles have been more prudently remade. Then the ends are bent by 6°, this is checked with a simple "calibrated" cardboard template



The angles are then fixed to the spar.



Then the front and rear spar are assembled to prepare the skin. I'm working with only half the stab (as suggested by Van's), some builders prefer to build the complete stab at once. Here is a picture of the left side of the stab, skin match drilling will be next.





Working time on this subpart
Today :  3h (Total : 14h)
Lectures (2793)
18-Apr-2006
Catégorie: Empennage : Hor. stab.

Today, I ended the work on the aft spar and begun working on the forward spar. Working on the reinforcing angle did no go as planned : too much enthusiasm and a wrong used tool and I ended up with having not enough edge distance for the last hole, I will order a new angle from Van's.



The spar will be finished next week. I ended the day removing the blue plastic from all the empennage skins.





Working time on this subpart
Today :  4h (Total : 11h)
Lectures (2954)
17-Apr-2006
Catégorie: Empennage : Hor. stab.

Today only prep work. As I worked this night, I don't touch any electric or pneumatic device during the day (ask me how I know not to do this), but I prepared all parts to assemble the front spar and all the ribs. I hope to drill everything tomorrow.
Working time on this subpart
Today :  3h (Total : 7h)
Lectures (2880)
15-Apr-2006
Catégorie: Empennage : Hor. stab.

Today is the first day of aircraft building. It begins with the aft spar for the horizontal stabilizer. First I prepared the skins by taking of the blue plastic sheet, they I clecoed them to the half spar.



Then I drilled the holes to the correct diameter. The spar is then deburred and dimpled. Next step was to prepare the two reinforcing bars and assemble everything with the copper colored clecos. At the end I drilled to size the holes fixing all this together.



Next session will be on tuesday, I have some real work this week-end.

Working time on this subpart
Today :  4h (Total : 4h)
Lectures (3140)

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