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Stevens Web Site
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Date: 11-2-2007
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Number of Hours: 2.00
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Brief Description: Hanged the rudder and started rigging elevator
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More work on the tail tonight. First, I bolted the horizontal stabilizer on and then I bolted on the vertical stabilizer. For the upteenth time, I hanged the elevators with the handy dandy little angled pins and then I started on the rudder. After a first fitting, it was apparent that the rod end bearings were out of alignment because I could not get all three to line up at the same time. After some remeasuring, and adjusting, they finally all lined up together and the rudder swung freely. If something had not been aligned right, the rudder would bind. So, everything is cool. Next, I fit the aft elevator control rod to the elevator horns and the control horn located midships. Tomorrow, I will install the stick assembly and get everything lined up.
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The whole tail on the fuselage (note clamps keeping the elevators in trail)
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Here is the aft elevator control rod, looking back towards the tail
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Midship elevator control horn (a control rod will attach to the bottom and connect it with the sticks)
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