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29/12/2007 - A number of bits I had not done were required on elevators

 

Dimple holes in Left & Right elevator skins that required the pneumatic squeezer to get in as the other holes were done by the DRDT-2.

 

Drill & dimple 3 holes which will attach fibreglass nearest trailing edge as I figured that I would not be able to do that once the rib was in place.

 

Riveted on the counterbalance skins to both elevators; 2 inboard rivets top and bottom as per the plans

 

 

Smoothed the edges of the elevator skins both left and right

 

Dimpled & machine Countersunk the bottom and top of the trim tab spar

 

 

Smoothed & Dimpled the trim tab and associated trim cable horn

 

Prepared trim tab components for priming

 

Put in 4 universal rivets to hold 2 plate nuts on right hand elevator spar; that I had not done when I had done the other rivets on the skeleton.

 

Dimpled the trim tab access cover plate with #6 dimple dies and put it away safely for later; after a little test fit of course.

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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