Brief Description: Elevator bellcrank; interior paint tests
Began assembling the elevator bellcrank by clecoing and drilling all the holes, then polishing the edges of the plates. Fabricated the small spacer that goes between the plates. Scuffed, cleaned, and primed all three pieces. Painted all thee pieces white. Tomorrow, I'll rivet them all together with the bearing. I still need to drill a hole in the assembly where the TruTrak autopilot servo attaches.
Speaking of the autopilot servo, the replacement mounting angles that came with mine are slightly assymmetrical and might be mis-drilled. I'll have to decide whether I can even use them at all.
I also tested a two-tone gray paint scheme for the cockpit, using the throttle quadrant components as a guinea pig. The results are nice, but I'm just not sure about it. I wish I had a design consultant on staff. :-)
The elevator bellcrank halves, primed and ready for paint.
I tested this two-tone gray paint scheme on the throttle quadrant.
