801 - Fuselage (part 2)

Including our trials and tribulations with the horizontal tail frames and rudder hinge plates


close up of tail portion
framing up the tail
fuselage from the rear
building ourselves out of house and home
HT frames - have to fix some things here
ovaled out a hole or two
edge distance insufficient - not our fau
after all, the L looked right
"cutaway" showing HT framing
grrr
ditto
doubling up per Nick's instructions
made our own extra big "L"
lower rudder hinge plate
test fitting the tail
ditto
ditto
another problem - the hinge plates
are bent differently! Back to Zenith for
HT framing ready to go
on to the front! 6/24/04