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November 1, 2001 Construction of the vertical stabilizer is very similar to the horizontal stabilizer. Begin by cleocoing the VS-803PP spar reinforcement plate to the VS-803 rear spar channel. |
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VS-803PP Spar reinforcement clecoed to VS-803 Rear channel spar |
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November 1, 2001 Cleco the hinge brackets VS-410PP, VS-411PP, and VS-412PP in position. The VS-410 hinge brackets have two holes missing from the pattern. Use the holes in the spar channel as guides and back drill the entire six hole pattern through the upper VS-410PP Only. The lower holes of the VS-410PP will be drilled for bolts later, in assembly with the fuselage. Drill all the pilot holes full size, shifting the clecos as necessary, then mark the parts so they can be reassembled the same way later and take them apart.
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Cleco hinge brackets to spar |
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| Dimple holes in VS-803PP that will accept the flush head AN426Ad4 attaching VS-808PP | |
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Holes dimpled in VS-803PP and countersunk in VS-808PP (See next picture) |
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| Countersink VS-808PP to accept the dimples in VS-803PP that will accept the flush head AN426AD4 attaching VS | |
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I used a piece of test strip to adjust the countersink and dropped a rivet in to check the fit |
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November 6, 2001 Cleco the VS--801PP skin to the VS-803PP spar and drill all the pilot holes to full size. |
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Cleco skin to spar, I cut the blue protective coat off to expose the holes. Click here for a neat trick someone had on their site of how to do it. |
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November 8, 2001 Remove the skins and disassemble the spar. Deburr all holes and edges, the dimple the holes in the flanges of VS-803PP where the skins will attach.
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November 9, 2001
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| Relocated hinge brackets to fit and mount VS Spar in jig. I am following the Orndorff video as it seems the sequence of the steps they used worked well on the HS | 
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November 9, 2001 |
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Using the skin scrap arrangement to center the VS-806 rib on the spar,back drill and cleco it |
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November 9, 2001 |
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| Position the VS-407 Rib on the VS rear spar using skin scraps and look through holes to see center line you have drawn on the rib and get it aligned. Drill and cleco. | 
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Cleco skin scraps to VS-404 Rib to locate and drill |
| Locate position to drill Top rib to front spar and draw center line on center rib to locate holes using skin as template | 
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November 14, 2001 Put the skin on the skeleton to use it a a template, Use Side cleco grips to align edge of skin to the ribs. Drill the bottom rib to the front spar. |
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Use skin as template to drill holes in spar and ribs |
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November 14, 2001 Lift skin and adjust 404 to one side to see black center line, adjust and clamp and drill to front spar |
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| Adjust and drill rib 404 to forward spar | 
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November 14, 2001 Drill up the 404 rib and then out the spar
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Drill up the 404 rib and then out the spar |
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November 14, 2001 Drill out spar and up the side
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I thought that I might as well use the pictures I have taken and also make a PowerPoint presentation of all of the steps. Then I will burn it to a CD. It could be used on a projector to enlarge it |
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November 14, 2001 Use side grip clecos to position VS-405 rib in place then drill up through holes in the VS-404 Rib and front spar and though the VS-405 rib, then drill remaining holes in skin to the rib, disassemble and move to deburring and priming
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| Drill skin to the ribs and spar on both sides, use side clecos and put in and drill VS-405 last | 
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