 Drilling the
stiffners to the rudder-skin. |
|
 Real and
future aircraft material. |
 One rib is
already rivited, the other row is loaded with rivets and
taped on the opposite side. Now it goes under the
C-frame, the rib is placed on the rivets an then you take
the hammer and strike. |
 The
result. Smooth as silk. OK, that's not true, but it looks
nice. |
 Riveting
of the stiffner-plates and nuts to the spar. |
 Rudder-foot. |
 First fit.
It aligns!! |
 I'm trying
to locate the positions of the cut-outs for the
rod-end-bearings. |
 ...and cut
them out. |
 ....Bio-hazard,
again. |
 The final
bent of the skin is done when all stiffners are in place
(because you could not reach a single rivet afterwards) |
 I
fabricated a special die to squeeze these rivets through
the lightning-hole. the manual calls for Pop-rivets, but
I don't like them.It worked! |
 Well-known
picture by now. |
 I made the
leading-edge bend with a broomstick, but this was one of
the few things I hated. It came out quite good, but
inbetween I was sure to destroy my rudder. |
 Wedding! |
Cleco as you go ;o)