{"id":550,"date":"2015-05-14T16:54:10","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T00:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/?p=550"},"modified":"2015-05-14T16:59:01","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T00:59:01","slug":"vertical-stabiler-attach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/?p=550","title":{"rendered":"Vertical Stabiler Attach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is how much I cut off the front spar of the VS. \u00a0I aligned the VS by measuring side to side against the HS and made sure it was centered on the aft most bulkhead with the height as indicated on the plans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image26.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-541\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image26-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image26-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image26-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bend in the F-681 attach plate was about 4 degrees too much. \u00a0Called Vans and they said to beat it with a hammer. \u00a0Drilled undersized holes as per plans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image27.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-542\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image27-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image27-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image27-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Riveted the plate to the forward spar of the VS.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image28.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-543\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image28-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image28-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image28-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I used a laser level and aligned the VS by shining the laser level down the center of the fuselage. \u00a0I set it up on a tripod on a table in front of the firewall so it would shine along the entire interior. \u00a0Made sure the front of the VS was perfectly aligned down the center. \u00a0Drilled the attach holes undersized with a 90 degree and pancake drill then final drilled with a crisp new drill bit. \u00a0Edge clearance is good and it&#8217;s dead nutz.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image29.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-544\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image29-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image29-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image29-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image30.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-545\" src=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image30-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image30-700x525.jpg 700w, http:\/\/tondu.com\/rv8a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image30-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is how much I cut off the front spar of the VS. \u00a0I aligned the VS by measuring side to side against the HS and made sure it was centered on the aft most bulkhead with the height as indicated on the plans. 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