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Rudder Started3/13/2018 Got home yesterday and the wife was wanting some BBQ to which of course we had nothing in the house to throw on the pit. So that meant a Kroger run as a family. I managed to sneak in some, vinyl removal, deburring and final drilling before I was getting that ominous look as if to say "Um what the hell are you doing, lets go" So off we went. We made it back in about an hour and half to which I lit the coals for the grill and rushed into the garage to finish up some deburring and proceeded to cutting the spar caps and hinge brackets. Got everything lined up for match drilling the spar caps, oh snap the grill! I almost forgot. threw some chicken quarters on and back to it. Match drilled the caps and pondered the priming war in my head. so although I didn't prime the VS at all I think I am just going to prime the mating surfaces of the rest of the plane. I figure it wont add much to the cost and with all the scratching that takes place from the drilling and handling in general that thin layer of Alcad probably wont mind some mother nature assistance. So from here on ill be priming the mating surfaces. Who knows, if anything it can be an experiment, kind of a funny notion an experimental airplane partaking in a priming war experiment. In 50 years or so someone can pull apart the VS and HS and determine if the priming made a difference or not. It was at about this point I realized there was chicken still on the grill. Not too bad only one burnt piece, from a flare up I assume. Ahwell back at it tomorrow (today actually), Ill be working from home so maybe I can sneak in some build time. Put a picture up of me with the VS finished up when I realized I will need it complete the rudder assembly fitting.
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January 2019
Empennage Total Build Hours: 82.24
Inventory: 1.45 Vertical Stabilizer: 13.26 Rudder: 7.5 Anti-Servo Tabs: 4:30 Stabilator: 24.11 Tailcone: 30.42 |