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Tail group parts bent

16/1/2018

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Spent 4 hours in the shop yesterday bending a large group of tail parts for my 750.  Nice to get back there.  Here's what I got done:
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Horizontal stabilizer tip rib, in the forming blocks, waiting to be bent
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Crimping the edges of the flange ahead of time makes forming the curve easier. I think I'll groove the forms for the wing ribs to make it even easier.
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Two HS tip ribs, ready for tail assembly.
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Two elevator nose ribs
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4 horizontal stabilizer rear ribs
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Three horizontal stabilizer nose ribs
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Two elevator tip ribs. These need some fine tuning to get them perfectly straight.
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Thirteen parts made - a good morning in the shop

Here's a diagram of what I've got done so far (completed parts shaded in blue):
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Happy with how these parts turned out, but need some more practice to make them perfect.  Back to the shop in a couple of days.  Spars and various fittings to be cut out then I'm ready to start building the tail group.
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