JVL’s RV-14: Empennage, Horizontal Stabilizer (Part 3)

This blog was created to memorialize the building process of my Van's Aircraft RV-14 and to satisfy the requirements for certification in the Experimental Amateur Built Aircraft category. It will also serve as a central location for ME to reference in the future on processes and techniques I used during the build. Additionally, it will allow my family, friends, and other interested builders the opportunity to follow along during my build…..and might be helpful to someone along the way.

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Empennage, Horizontal Stabilizer (Part 3)

Another one of those....lots of work days, with not much visual progress. I started by trimming excess material from the HS-00913 Front Spar Caps (x2) and HS-00914 Stringers (x2). My buddy Jeff help me out and used his die grinder to cut off the largest part of the excess material. Below is the excess material removed from one of the Spar Caps.....

.....and one of the Stringers.

And here is a finished Front Spar Cap and Stringer after cleanup work on the bench grinder.

Lastly, I deburred the edges of the HS-00902-1 Front Spar. I used my 2" Scotchbrite Wheel in the die grinder to debur all the Spar edges and the 1" Scotchbrite Wheel to debur the Spar's lightening holes. No video for this session. I mistakenly turned on the regular video recording function instead of Time Lapse.....MY BAD!