Left Elevator Part II

Tad and I were able to get some work done on the Left Elevator Thursday and today(Sunday). After Thursday's work session Tad took the parts home to prime and that is where we started today. Assembled the main skeleton section, minus the rear spar(trim tab) and riveted all the stiffeners to the skin. We also countersunk the rear spar where the hinge will go for the trim tab.
So, the next session will be installing the skeleton into the skin of the elevator and then working on the trim tab.
We are nearing the end of the pre-inspection work. Soon we'll have it inspected and finish off the emp. by closing all the sections.
Then the wings will be next!

From Pete and Tad's RV-9a Build

From Pete and Tad's RV-9a Build

From Pete and Tad's RV-9a Build

From Pete and Tad's RV-9a Build

From Pete and Tad's RV-9a Build

Left Elevator

Tad came by today to work on the Left Elevator for a while. About 4hours work. All parts are almost ready for primer. Still need to counter sink the T.E. Spar where the hinge attaches to the trim tab and match drill the bottom stiffeners to the skin. We have a few extra stiffeners coming as a few were cut short... neither one of us are sure why, how that happened. Anyway, we'll probably work on the T.E. Spar and the Trim tab this week, hopefully!