Elevator to Canard Fitting

This section starts off with instructions on how to find the center-line of the canard by marking the distance halfway between the lift tabs, and measuring and marking 90″ outboard of this line to both ends and square off the canard. Although we made these marks while we were in Florida, due to time constraints […]

Upper Canard Cut-Out

The upper canard cut-out was made during our Head Start week. I find it terrifying to make big cuts like this on my expensive bird, but it’s fairly straight forward. Just stretch the pre-marked lines down to meet the lower cut-out line. This forms the “doghouse”. You can’t tell from this picture (see below), but […]

Canard Critical Dimensions

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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 […]

Canard Tip Installation

Once cured, the tips are dry fitted to the canard. I’ll need to relieve mine against the elevators and counterweights just a bit. Canard Tip Dry Fitting Once that’s done, tip is bonded foam-to-foam with Micro and held in place with Bondo. Then you sand both parts and attach it permanently with a layer […]