This afternoon I continued to work on the
cooling duct modification. I trimmed the
fiberglass from yesterday's lay-up. I
purchased some more resin and hardener.
We have West Marine store in Midvale so I was able to purchase some West
Systems 105 Resin and 205 Hardener. I
used the last of my previous supplies to do today's lay-up. I cut strips of fiberglass cloth and mixed
some resin. I wetted out the cloth
between pieces of plastic and put on a second layer. I will take the duct home tonight so it can
cure in a warmer place than the hangar.
After setting the cooling duct aside I
proceeded to complete the installation of
the empennage. I installed the vertical stab before moving the
airplane to the hangar. I few weeks ago
I installed the rudder and attached the rudder cables. This afternoon I pulled the wing rack out and
removed the stabilator.
I inserted the counter weight into the rear
of the fuselage. I then slid the stabilator
onto the counter weight. Luckily I had
marked the shaft of the counter weight so I knew which side was up. I inserted the bolts and tightened them with
the torque wrench.
I had to go to Lowe's and purchase some super
glue so I could attach the washers to the stabilator brackets. I glued the washers in place and then slid
the hinge brackets over the pivot attachments.
I used wooden dowels to hold the stabilator in place while I inserted
the bolts. I installed the nuts and
cotter pins. The stabilator is now in
place. I safety wired the Anti Servo Tab
hinge pins to the stabilator.
I then
installed the servo tray and push rod assembly.
I bolted the tray to the rear of the fuselage and the push rod to the
Anti Servo Tabs.
Finally I attached the stabilator cables to
the control horn on the stabilator.
And with that attachment complete, the
empennage is now installed.
