| Tube and Fabric Rudder Prototype |
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| To be Continued |
| The Poly-brush is applied next....... |
| The final heat-tautning temperature is used to uniformly pull the fabric tight over the framework..... |
| Care must be taken in smoothing out all small impefections in the fabric.... |
| The first heat tautning process begins.... |
| I had gotten to this point of constructing a Tube and Fabric rudder when I had a back injury which has left me doing small menial tasks on my plane......... |
| George and Carl discuss the next step in the covering process.... |
| Carl fits a gusset into place after he checks the squareness of the assembly. |
| Carl fine files the gussets prior to drilling...... |
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| After hearing of my troubles with my back many students,and former students have graciously offered their time and services to help me along with my plane.. One such person is Carl Brown. He is a co-owner of a 1946 FUNK fixed-wing aircraft and E.A.A Chapter 914 President These photos and many more will help show the progress as we proceed under my watchful eye.............. (my thanks to all of you !!)...... |