Empennage (Section 6): December 2006 Archives

VS & Rudder mating

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Notice that the VS forward ribs are riveted and also the rudder skin has not yet been closed nor leading edge bent to final shape.


Rudder Stiffner dampening

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The earlier kit skins were made of .016 skin that required some form of 'dampening' of vibration and also prevent minor cracking of the trailing edges.

I did not use proseal as it seems such a waste, however, I followed Van's advice and used a flexible automotive product.

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