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Horizontal Stabilizer

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:26 am
by Charlie Eubanks
Hi all

I am ready to do the final assembly of the horizontal stabilizers of my
Rebel. I am concerned about eventual wear in the 3/8 Dia. hole of the hinge
brackets ST-25. To allow easy installation and remove of the elevator hinge
brackets. I am thinking of installing 1" dia. hole plugs in the aft corners
of the bottom skin of each stabilizer. This will provide wrench access to
check rotation of the AN-3 bolt and nut assembly. Does anyone see any thing
wrong with this, are maybe have a better way?

Charlie E. 802R




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Horizontal Stabilizer

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:26 am
by Gary Gustafson
Since there has been some recent discussion about Horizontal
Stabilizers, I thought that I would ask a question about
making the horizontal stabilizer all one piece (rather than
in two pieces). It would clean up the aerodynamics a bit by
eliminating the support struts and the block by the tail
wheel spring. However I suspect that the internal tail cone
would have to be beefed up and the stabilizer spars would
have to be tied together.

Has it been done before? What is entailed?

Gary Gustafson




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