Rudder – Day 13 – 2 hours

Riveted the rudder skeleton together today. I had ordered a flange nose yoke for the squeezer. Wished I had had one all along. This allowed me to get to the rivets inside the horn brace. I was able to use the squeezer for the most fo the rivets except the ones connecting the counter balance rib to counterbalance skin.

New squeezer yoke. IMG_1036

Reinforcement plates riveted to spar. IMG_1039

Rudder horn, brace and bottom rib riveted to spar. IMG_1043

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Counter balance rib and skin riveted. IMG_1046

Counter balance added. Had to stop here because I don’t have a torque wrench calibrated in in-lbs. One is on its way. IMG_1048 IMG_1049

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