Trim Fwd Spar End Brackets

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Trim Fwd Spar End Brackets July 6, 2009
7H2-2, Horizontal Stab Rear Spar
Corner of Forward Spar End Bracket, marked for
trimming.
Note that the view here is with forward side to
edge of table, bottom is to top, looking inboard.
7H1-2, Stab Full Rib
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Trim Fwd Spar End Brackets July 6, 2009
Forward Spar End Bracket (removed), with mark for
trimming (see inset)
Inset
Rough cut was made with snips, and steel file
used to clean up and round off edges.
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Trim Fwd Spar End Brackets July 6, 2009
7H2-2, Horizontal Stab Rear Spar
Edge of bracket now conforms to bottom-edge curve
of full rib where it meets the bracket.
Forward spar end bracket reassembled to forward
spar
7H1-2, Stab Full Rib
This same procedure was performed on the other
forward spar end bracket, at the other end of the
spar.
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Summary of Work to This Point July 6, 2009
Rudder - Assembled, in storage - Forward spar
drilled for ribs and rivets - Lower doubler
drilled for rivets - Upper doubler drilled for
rivets - Front horizontal stab attach brackets
made - Locate and drill two rear ribs for
attachment to spar - Locate and drill nose rib
for attachment to spar - Make end rib attach
brackets - Locate and drill end rib attach
brackets - Locate and drill horizontal stab
front mounts - Finish drilling holes in end
brackets for forward stab - Locate and drill
upper and lower doublers to rear spar - Locate
and drill rear ribs to rear spar Tail - Trim
forward spar end brackets to match curve of full
rib at meeting point Tail - Confirm that
forward tips of full ribs and nose rib are
co-planar - Locate and drill forward spar end
brackets for attachment to full spar
Done
Done Here
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