Rudder Drilling – Part 2

Used a chart and homemade guide to get the necessary 5 degree angle to drill perpendicular to the chord line as per instructions.

IMGP3685A rough drawing of the trailing edge configuration.

 

 

 

 

IMGP3687Home drill guide in operation.

 

 

 

 

IMGP3688Drilling in progress.

 

 

 

 

IMGP3689This close-up shows the trimmed trailing edge.  A bit more rounding is needed to smooth the AEX piece.  I intend using ProSeal (or equivalent) on the trailing edge, so hopefully some of the empty space will get filled with this material.

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