Today was another great milestone day. Finished the Vertical Stabilizer. The Vertical Stabilizer was much easier than the Horizontal Stabilizer. I’m surprised they don’t start you off with this one. Nothing needed to be fabricated. All the holes were pre-drilled and just needed to be final drilled to the proper size. Riveting was much like the HS,…

Got a lot done today. My friend, John Wagner came over to help a bit. First we got the rear spar riveted together: Notice the flush rivets near the bottom of the front spar. Then, we also riveted the front spar and ribs together…     Afterwards, we spent the rest of the time deburring…

No pictures today. I just prepped and primed the ribs and spars.

Didn’t have much time today so I just finished dimpling the rear spar and countersinking the reinforcement plate. Below the line I drew, the rivets used are flush rivets. This is because the forward side of the spar attaches to the rear of the fuselage. You’ll see in later pictures (about 5 years from now…

Got back to work on the Vertical Stabilizer after a bit of a hiatus due to Thanksgiving and the holiday rush. Today, I deburred and dimpled all the ribs and spars. Before and After dimpling: