Brief Description: Began fitting the horizontal stabilizer
After Wednesday night supper at the church, I went into the shop to begin fitting the hozisontal stabilizer to the fuselage. I have stored the tail parts in the unheated bonus room over the garage for about 2 years now. It was good to remove the sheets and actually grab a part that is going to be bolted onto the fuselage (even if only temporarily). Following the plans, I fabricated two small spacers that fit under the forward spar of the horizontal stabilizer. I then placed the stab onto the fuselage and lightly clamped it into place. Then, Vicki helped me measure the distance between the two stabilizer tips and a center point on the forward fuselage. Once we got those two distances equal, I knew we had the stabilizer square to the fuselage center line. I will wait until I get Sam Beale, the engineer, down to recheck my measurements before I actually drill the stabilizer onto the fuselage. Oh, and by the way, I measured the height of the vertical stabilizer and it looks like it will fit under my ceiling in the basement shop. Therefore, I will also be able to fit it to the fuselage in the basement.
