Matt's RV-8 Project



Matt Dralle's RV-8 Project
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Date:  3-2-2013
Number of Hours:  1.00
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Brief Description:  Vertical Fin VOR/GS Ant & Fiberglass Tip - Part 01

I built a new Rudder as a part of the RV-8 Rebuild and discovered after I mounted the control surface back to the Vertical Fin that the new fiberglass tip on the Rudder was *higher* than the old one! The only way to deal with this was to make a new fiberglass tip for the Vertical Fin. But this is more work than it should be because I have a VOR/GS antenna mounted on the top of the Vertical Fin and a careful cutout has to made in the sides of the tip to accommodate it. It also means that I had to redo the rear baffle in the tip since by default the back is open and looks kind of Okie. I am please to report that, while I was happy with the previous tip, the new one came out even better. The fit around the antenna puck is perfect and nearly looks like it came pre-cut that way! The rear baffle also came out nice and all the sanding and primer worked wonders on the final appearance. Another one of those jobs that I shouldn't of had to redo for the rebuild, but in the interest of building an even higher quality Ruby 2.0, proved to be time well spent!
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Vertical Fin VOR/GS Ant & Fiberglass Tip

Vertical Fin VOR/GS Ant & Fiberglass Tip

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Vertical Fin VOR/GS Ant & Fiberglass Tip

Vertical Fin VOR/GS Ant & Fiberglass Tip

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Vertical Fin VOR/GS Ant & Fiberglass Tip

Vertical Fin VOR/GS Ant & Fiberglass Tip

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