Rudder / Elevator Stab Fairing
After the disaster of nicking the spar plus the well documented repair it was decided this was to be a slow and careful installation.
The first task was to mark out the locations of the ribs and spar to ensure that the drilling advanced the process not create more unproductive work.
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| Marking out rib locations before drilling |
The top holes on the port side did not create any issues so there location was now carefully reproduced on the starboard side - then checked.
All holes are fitted with M3 rivet nuts and the fairing drilled 4 mm to provide additional clearance for ease of fitting.
All unused holes were filled with spot putty, sanded and primed.
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| Rivets to fix the fairing allowing quick removal |
On the underside only the front and rear fixing were installed and obtained a relatively neat fit with the lower stab.
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Took another day to tidy up all these small loose ends in this area but it is now ready for paint preparation. Should have done this the first time and would have avoided a lot of unnecessary pain.
Took another day to tidy up all these small loose ends in this area but it is now ready for paint preparation. Should have done this the first time and would have avoided a lot of unnecessary pain.
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