Horizontal Stabilizer

The Horizontal stabilizer requires a few new skills and some fabrication of parts. The only tricky parts were modifying the HS front spars, which were designed for an RV8, by trimming the flange back, and bending the front spar L bracket reinforcements to a 6 degree angle. One of the ribs on each side was not prepunched, which required some alignment, marking, and clamping before drilling.

 

Horizontal Stabilizer Pictures
Adam's RV-7A

Front HS spar and reinforcment bars.

Like soldiers lined up for battle.

Bucket of cleco clamps for attaching parts together.

What's all that noise out there??

Once drilled, the gold clecos were put in.

Obviously I'm quite proud of this part. You've long way to go...

Followed the manual, step by step. It's easy!

Cold cereal for dinner at midnight... yuuuuummmm.

Powder coated flap and elevator hinges.

Finally starting to come together.

Orange juice container for the gold clecos, white juice container for the silver clecos. Dishes are piling up.

Poser.

I think I've been up working on it for too long.

Finally getting more work done. Skin in place.

It's starting to look like an airplane part.

I think this is the last time my roommate helped me on this project.

Go cleco, go!