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Date:  2-10-2008
Number of Hours:  3.00
Manual Reference:  Section 6
Brief Description:  Building the Rudder

Building the Rudder Skeleton

Cleco'd the R-904 Bottom Rib to the R-901 Rudder Spar and enlarged the 1/8" diameter hole to 3/8" diameter using progressively larger diameter drill bits finishing with the unibit. Fabricated the R-917 Shim from 0.032 thick 2024-T3 Alclad sheet per drawing 7. Used a 3/8" bolt and approximately 10 washers to secure R-405PD Rudder Horn to R-901 Spar.
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R-904 Bottom Rib Cleco'd to R-902 Spar

R-904 Bottom Rib Cleco'd to R-902 Spar

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Match Drilling R-904 Bottom Rib to R-902 Spar

Match Drilling R-904 Bottom Rib to R-902 Spar

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R-405PD Rudder Horn Ready for Match Drilling to R-902 Spar

R-405PD Rudder Horn Ready for Match Drilling to R-902 Spar

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