Empennage (Section 6): November 2005 Archives
Match drilling the skin to the rudder skeleton using the Vans supplied jigs. It's easy to use the wrong jigs as five are supplied so care must be taken!
Began to rivet the rudder skeleton beginng with the rudder horn/brace. Scratches on the primer are easily made, these will be retouched during final assembly post the inspectors sign off.
You may just be able to make out two lines one blue indicating the rear of the front spar and the red line which is offset 1/4" per the drawing. The stiffeners have been marked out, cut to shape and deburred except for the leading edges. I've left these just to ensure that the lengths are adjusted perfectly against the red line. A 15 degree angle is also required.
