Monday, May 15, 2017

Spring Update 2017

I am still here, plugging away!

Since the last update, I have finished the Horizontal Stabilizer, as well as the Rudder.

The rudder rolled leading edge came out less than perfect however I do believe it is acceptable. I will leave it alone, perhaps down the line I will build another rudder, however the rest of it is fine. The trailing edge also I believe is acceptable and more importantly straight.

I have started building the elevators. I am currently staring at the dreaded trim tab and also the bending of the tabs on the elevator skins themselves. It is disappointing that Van's was able to bend the tabs on the trim tabs however leaves that up to the builder on the much more expensive elevator skin. Since they have the technology I would rather pay the $1 more that it would cost for them to do the bend. Countless builders screw that step up and end up reordering elevator skins.

Baby steps towards a finished airframe.