Van's Air Force
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Yay! progress again finally..
- Thread starter osxuser
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John Courte
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right there with ya. I've had the parts for rudder 2.0 on the shelf for about 6 months. I hope to finish the rudder some time next week, after the elevators are all done.
osxuser
Well Known Member
Nice to seem someone at about the same stage I am! Check out my site. Got the elevator leading edge rolled. Take the advice of others that have preceded me. Don't use a 1"dowel. Get a 3/4" one, it works better. Mine turned out OK but the smaller dowel would help make them nicer. Now deciding on paint, because I think I'm going to paint as I go.
joeboisselle
Well Known Member
Hey Stephen, good to see it goin' again. I've been checking out your site from time to time and was beginning to wonder... =)
Harland E. [n.m. u.s.a.]
Well Known Member
nice work!!
I wouldnt sweat it too much dude...my completed emp has been hanging in the ceiling for months[waiting for funds to bring my wings home]. Just took a look at your websight and see that you have joined the club of "didnt see on the plans to trim hs skins a half an inch for the elevator counter weights to fit right".....I'm personally a founding member of the New Mexico chapter.Seems that i read every week about someone else making the same mistake except noone else seemes to have done there fibreglass work before they discovered there mistake like I did!!
I wouldnt sweat it too much dude...my completed emp has been hanging in the ceiling for months[waiting for funds to bring my wings home]. Just took a look at your websight and see that you have joined the club of "didnt see on the plans to trim hs skins a half an inch for the elevator counter weights to fit right".....I'm personally a founding member of the New Mexico chapter.Seems that i read every week about someone else making the same mistake except noone else seemes to have done there fibreglass work before they discovered there mistake like I did!!
John Courte
Well Known Member
Oh great. I didn't trim the skins either. But I have yet to pull my HS down from the rafters and try the fit.
I guess I'll post that update as it happens.
I guess I'll post that update as it happens.
Harland E. [n.m. u.s.a.]
Well Known Member
look close
if you look very closely at the drawing you will see a cross-hatched area that indicates where you will trim, after i discovered my little mess-up i trimmed with the Dremmel a couple of times and ended up with what i think is a good fit.Good luck.
if you look very closely at the drawing you will see a cross-hatched area that indicates where you will trim, after i discovered my little mess-up i trimmed with the Dremmel a couple of times and ended up with what i think is a good fit.Good luck.
John Courte
Well Known Member
Yup.. Sure enough.. had to trim the skins.. No biggie.. wound up taking off about an inch. This is the only way the rod-end bearings set at Van's spec would give me the required 1/8" of clearance. Careful though.. Leave room for filing, rounding corners and deburring. But the elevator swings smooth and true! Now I need to find a way to add lead to the counterweight on the left side.
