Riveting the Rudder Trailing Edge

Tonight. I decided to take on the most difficult part of the empennage:  The Rudder Trailing Edge!  This one simple little piece of kit causes the most headache and heartache out of the entire tail section, and for good reason.  If you can’t get a good straight trailing edge on … Continue reading

Building the Trim Tab

I started this session by first dressing the edges of the left elevator skeleton parts, but that only took about 30 minutes, so I decided to find something else to work on.  Since those parts are waiting on priming, the only thing I have left to start on is the … Continue reading

Bending the Left Elevator Trailing Edge

I spent about 20 minutes bending the left elevator trailing edge in the bending brake tonight.  I figured since I already had my bending brake setup on my bench, I might as well go ahead and bend the left elevator as well.  Since this elevator doesn’t have as much trailing … Continue reading

Bending the Right Elevator Trailing Edge

I built my bending brake / jig for the trailing edge of the elevators tonight, and decided to give it a whirl on the right elevator.  It came out really good, and it looks like the trailing edge is going to be straight as an arrow.  I had been working … Continue reading