Covering: Left & Right Elevators

The last of the control surface pieces and doors are now complete, having finished the elevators. First pic shows two coats of U500 applied for installation of bottom panel.

Next pic shows bottom panel tacked on with thinned U500 and then ready for trimming of fabric and gluing of fabric around tube.

Next pic shows final glued on panel, trimmed and ironed and ready to be tautened with the iron.

Rib stitching was completed like before, along centerline of elevator.

On the bottom side of the right elevator, a lexan exit ring was installed to daylight trim control wire. A lexan drain grommet was also glued. Both are ready for patches.

Here is completed bottom of right elevator with both top and bottom panels glued on and tautened stepwise with an iron. Patches also glued on and ironed. Ready for pinked 2" tapes.

Here are both elevators following gluing of 2" tapes and final ironing.

Next phase of work will be covering the fuselage.