airbiker
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I wrapped up the new rudder construction today. I haven't had much time to work on the plane, so this small job feels like progress.
Looking down from the top, the 3/8" trailing edge and the ribs all stayed straight and in the same plane. I'm always amazed how this can happen after so much heating and cooling in localized spots. I'm sure the fixture helped. Everything was tacked while in the fixture. Most of the rest of the welding happened with the rudder out of the fixture so that it was easy to flip it around to the best position.
The flash on the camera nicely highlights every blemish on the rudder
Ian
Looking down from the top, the 3/8" trailing edge and the ribs all stayed straight and in the same plane. I'm always amazed how this can happen after so much heating and cooling in localized spots. I'm sure the fixture helped. Everything was tacked while in the fixture. Most of the rest of the welding happened with the rudder out of the fixture so that it was easy to flip it around to the best position.
The flash on the camera nicely highlights every blemish on the rudder
Ian
