01/18/15
Dolly and I started construction of the RV-7 empenage on November 4th after voting. 72 days later (70 shop days) the tail feathers are assembled except for the fiberglas tips that will be attached later.
This post is the story of building the elevators.
The right and left elevators are identical except for a pitch trim tab that sits in an inboard cutout in the left elevator. Construction starts with the spars and is similar to the rudder,
Counterbalance arms containing lead weights are attached on the outboard edges of the elevators Continue reading “Empennage”