Overview
With the elevator stab fitted it was time to reinstall the rudder and fin
Fin Attachment
The front attachment was upgraded to a similar specification as the new model by the addition of two [2] AN3 bolts. These and the original mounting bolt were secured to a series of floating nuts riveted to the original bulkhead, this was done for ease of assembly.
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| The outer floating nuts were tight at installation requiring custom fitted bolts |
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| Fin was fixed using a series of AN3 bolts at the eight [8] factory fixing points |
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| Lower fairing covered in previous blog Nice small detail using a piece of scrap |
The electrical for the top flashing beacon and the trim motor drawn through and connected under the nose area of the fin with access is gained via removal dorsal fin.
The gap between the fuselage and fin was filled using silicon. Masking tape was fitted on both sides and a bead of silicone applied and then smoothed to shape allowing the tape to be removed. Painter tape was used to give a fine edgeRudder Installation
With the fin installed the final task was to fit the rudder. This only required two [2] pivot bolts to be installed and while this had been done before it proved to be a hard task to fit the nuts. In the end a washer was tacked with super glue and supported on the spigot on the hole jig allowing the nut to be rotated with enough pressure to engage the bolt allowing a ratached ring end and spanner to complete the task.
Next the rudder cables were pulled through and connected to the rudder horn secured using a D shackle to the horn.
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| Rudder horn |
Finally the electrical cable for the tail light was connected to the fixed plug inside the fuselage and then feed back into the faring allowing it to be fixed to the underside of the rudder.
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| Lower fairing fitted |
Refitted the rear fairing between the fin, elevator stab and fuselage - this is not a standard factory part.
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