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Leveling the stabilizer
Date: 06/29/2006
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Setting up the stabilizer
Setting up the lateral angle of the left stabilizer with a multi-dimensional laser level. A center beam was fixed on the center line of rivets under the belly. Two beams at right angles to the fuselage shine to the sides (note the red dot on the far wall)
Date: 06/29/2006
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Setting up left stabilzer
Date: 06/29/2006
Views: 196
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Forward attach bracket
The left stabilizer's forward attach bracket interfered with the vertical fin's forward attach bracket, which had to be ground down (rounded corner) so the stabilizer's lateral angle could be set correctly. Notice that the fin is offset 3/4" left of
Date: 06/29/2006
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Stabilizer forward attach brackets
This is how the stabilizer forward attach brackets look when loosely bolted onto the recently completed Click Bond nutplates, which are inside the bulkhead. Great technology. These AN bolts will be replaced with NAS shortly, and washers added between the
Date: 09/03/2006
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Hammering stabilizer strut rivets
Date: 12/10/2006
Views: 165
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