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Jan 21, 2023 4.4 Horizontal and vertical stab caps; Empennage fairing Category: Tail Feathers
1. Shot some primer on the horizontal stabilizer (HS) HS caps.
2. Filled some more divots on the right HS cap seam line.
3. Filed and sanded the left HS cap seams. This cap is pretty much ready to be drilled in place.
4. Marked and drilled the attach holes in the L and R horizontal stabilizers.
5. Cut, sanded, and fitted the reinforcement strips that will go inside the HS caps. Bonded them into the L cap and clamped them with lots of side-grip clecoes.
6. Added some more filler to the VS cap seam.
7. Thanks to a bonehead move last week, I ended up re-glassing the left-aft 6" of the empennage fairing back on, after cutting it off. (I originally cut it off because I had an idea about a better way to attach the fairing, but I changed my mind). I did a simple one-ply layup this evening, just to hold the piece in position. I'll follow this up with a couple more layers tomorrow.


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