Comet
Sailplane Project
I spent most of the morning running errands and
finally started assembling the covered components of the Sailplane's tail
after lunch. To begin with, covering had to be carefully cut away from of
the three slots for the fin and sub fins and removed from all screw holes
and openings. The components had to be tailored fitted by hand because they
were now double covered and doped, which made them very tight! Next, the
covering over all of the hinge slots had to be cut out. I spent so much time
reinstalling the hinges and aligning them on the fin/rudder and
stab/elevator. However, all of this was finally accomplished. The assembled
tail is now ready to be attached to the fuselage along with every thing else
to perform the long awaited weight and balance to establish the location of
the pylon. I took the following pictures of the assembled tail for you to
see.
Left-Front View
Rear View
Right Front View
Top View
One comment I want to make. The contrast between
the yellow and orange silk color out on the stab tips will be enhanced once
the black strips are painted on. It will look something like the doctored
picture below. However, that has to come later because there are still three
more coats of clear dope that has to go on first...................Tandy
