Keel Installation

Once the control assembly was installed we permanently installed the keel with structural adhesive and rivets. The manual recommends also installing the speed brake mounting channel to the keel prior to permanently affixing it, and I would recommend this in hindsight, but this is the way Frank recommended it during Head Start. Also installed in the keel is […]

Initial Canard Fit

During Head Start week we fitted the canard. First we leveled the plane, and then progressively sanded underneath the canard until it just rested on the canard bulkhead, the we checked it’s incidence. Once the incidence was right we pilot drilled for the lift tab bolts. This section recommends trimming the elevators to fit the […]

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