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Drilling Rivets

Horizontal Stab Quality Control

Posted on April 20, 2010 by in Empennage, Horizontal Stab

We bring our Tech Counselor back in to inspect some bad rivets.

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Closing the Horizontal Stab

Posted on April 15, 2010 by in Empennage, Horizontal Stab

Our Tech Counselor visits and we make some headway on the stab.

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HS-707 Nose Rib Clecoed

Skin Riveting & Murphy’s Law

Posted on January 5, 2010 by in Empennage, Horizontal Stab

Mr. Murphy rears his ugly head, slowing progress a bit.

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Riveting the HS Spars

Posted on January 4, 2010 by in Empennage, Horizontal Stab

With priming done, we squeeze the first rivets in the HS spars.

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Priming

Surface Prep and Priming

Posted on January 3, 2010 by in Empennage, Horizontal Stab

We break out the SEM and get down to business.

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Bench Mount Dimpling

Deburring and Dimpling

Posted on January 2, 2010 by in Empennage, Horizontal Stab

We finish the prep work on the HS components before priming.

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Drilling the 702

Drilling the Horizontal Stab

Posted on January 1, 2010 by in Empennage, Horizontal Stab

Nothing like a little airplane work to ring in the new year.

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Bending HS-814

HS Front Spar Assembly

Posted on December 30, 2009 by in Empennage, Horizontal Stab

After finishing four solid weeks of work, I finally got a chance to get back to building.

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HS Rear Spar Assembly

Posted on November 26, 2009 by in Empennage, Horizontal Stab

Building begins: Dad and I dive head first into the Empennage Kit.

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