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Fitting rudder horn to spar

Fitting rudder horn to spar full size

Started cleco'ing the rudder skeleton together. First I fit the lower rib to the spar, then attached the rudder horn and final drilled the holes. Then I fabricated the shim that goes underneath the horn, fit and drilled it.

Counterbalance skin and tip rib

Counterbalance skin and tip rib full size

Next was to fit and drill the 3 doublers at the hinge points. Then attach the tip rib, counterbalance rib, and fit the counberbalance skin and drill the attachment holes

Left skin cleco'd to skeleton

Left skin cleco'd to skeleton full size

Next I attached the skins and cleco'd them into place and match drilled the skin holes

Rudder horn brace

Rudder horn brace full size

Cut the rudder horn brace as shown on the plans, then fit that to the skeleton. Match drilled the holes.

Assembled rudder

Assembled rudder full size

Here is where I quit for the day. Only parts left to assemble are the lower attach strips

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