Empennage · 18. December 2023

After taking off the wing and riveting on the aft deck, we put the tailfeathers back on. We adjusted the servo cables and worked on the rudder travel, which was exceeding the limit on one side by one degree. To fix that, we built a new rudder stop out of unused material.

Empennage · 22. January 2022

Apparently, in 2012 the elevator horns were adapted in the lower part for some reason and now they do not have enough mating surface with the control stops. The elevator stop needs to be adapted for this reason. The 2 horns do not line up either, which can be accommodated by filing the stop accordingly.

Empennage · 20. January 2022

Mounted the rest of the tailfeathers today. Looks like an airplane now! A big airplane…

Empennage · 17. January 2022

Mounted the elevators and ordered longer rod end bearings, since the ones provided were just barely flush with the nutplates and did not show the 2 threads required. Attached the assembly onto the tailcone.

Empennage · 19. January 2021

MD3614M bearings were just a tiny bit too short for the elevators to remain clear of the horizontal stabilizer rear spar. Ordered a couple of MM-3M-42 bearings from Van’s, which are about 4 threads longer