We got a great start on the stabilator today. The RV 12 has what is called a "stabilator" which is a combination of the horizontal stabilizer and elevator. We deburred and primed all the internal parts. We then worked on drilling of the upper and lower horns and the counter balance arm and bracket. I did not take a picture of the drilling of the counter balance arm. It took quite a bit of time to get the holes drilled in the arm. The tougher metal was harder on the bit and I think dulled the bit quite a bit, but we got the holes drilled. The hard part came in taking the arm and brackets off of the spar. I think the holes drilled leaved enough burr around the hole that the parts stuck together. With a mallet and other tools we were finally able to get them apart. We immediately deburred those holes so we won't have that problem again.
Time: 3.5 hrs.
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| Priming of Stabilator Spars |
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| Placing clecos in stabilator spar in preparation for drilling of Upper and lower horns and Counter Balance brackets |
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| Drilling of horns |
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