Monday June 17, 2024
More New Rudder Work, Air Box Trimming and Fitting
(2.0 Hours Firewall Forward, 2.0 Hours Rudder)
4.0 Hours Total

I finished riveting the rudder stiffeners to the skin.

Then I started assembly the rudder skeleton, including fabricating a few parts and trimming some others.

I need to build a bending brake out of some 2x8s again...dunno what I did with my last one.

Then I got back to work on the air box. I sanded the top where I had extended it with additional fiberglass and then used the inlet floor to trim it to proper length.

I also drilled the bolt holes to connect it to the fuel servo and trimmed the excess from the flange at the bottom.

The airbox sits a little bit too close to the starter and the cylinder #2 oil drain line, so I'm going to need to add some "bump ins" in those areas to increase clearance.

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