Tag: Fairings

Empennage, horizontal stabilizer, vertical stabilizer continued…

Right horizontal stabilizer tip fairing patch marked for trimming.

Left horizontal stabilizer tip fairing patch marked for trimming.

Right horizontal stabilizer tip fairing patch trimmed and ready for glassing in place.

Left horizontal stabilizer tip fairing patch trimmed and ready for glassing in place.

Vertical stabilizer tip fairing trimmed and drilled in place.

Vertical stabilizer tip fairing drilled up to final hole size.

Vertical stabilizer tip fairing patch layup commencing.

Vertical stabilizer tip fairing patch layup happily snuggled under its peel ply for the night.

Empennage, horizontal stabilizer in process; engine arrival

Horizontal stabilizer tip fairing patch forms ready for glassing.

Horizontal stabilizer tip fairing patch layups.

Now, what could be in that box…?

Lots of giant staples to remove before the unveiling.

There it is: a brand-new IO-390.

A thing of beauty…

Lots of fittings to install on the rear case tomorrow prior to hanging the engine on Thursday.

Empennage, elevator progress

Left elevator tip fairing drilled in place.

Left elevator tip fairing drilled up to final hole size.

Left elevator tip fairing riveting in progress.

Left elevator tip fairing riveted in place and ready for flight!

Right elevator tip fairing drilling in progress.

Right elevator tip fairing drilled up to final hole size.

Right elevator tip fairing riveting in progress.

Right elevator tip fairing riveted in place and ready for flight!