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It’s been a while since I’ve built an Aquila Tail Set, however after being asked recently If I had a set I thought I would put one together.
I spent about an hour getting the plans in place and cutting the material.
3/16 x 1/4 sticks
3/16 x 1 for the shaped extremities
3/32 x 3/16 for the ribs
1/8 sheet tapered from 3/4 to 1/4 for the spars
1/8 sheet for some filler pieces
1/8 OD x 1 3/8 brass tubing for the pivot/ control rod
Gathering up the pieces, Note the end view of stab detail on the drawing, that means there’s an up and down to these. Who would have thought that. I know If I flip the stab set on a Graupner Cirrus, It flies different.
I file the groves to suite the 1/8 tubing the tubing sets in flush with the top surface, and 1 3/16 inch apart
I selected some TE stock that is a little heavier as I have seen some TE’s bend when the covering gets tightened
All the pieces, time to get gluing
Rudder up 1st
Check for fit of all the pieces
place the curved tip and keel then the 3/16 x 1/4 frame. Then add the 3/32 x 3/16 ribs
add a spar and filler on one side
Back to the stab set
a final check to see if the two tubes are flush
Laying out the frame as well as the four tube carriers
After carefully checking that the tubes are in the correct place the frame gets glued together
Then the ribs get trimmed at the ends and glued into place
:):)
Spars added topside and tubing epoxied in place
1/8 root filler sheet in place top side
top side finished and stab set removed from board
Bottom side stab set
rudder with last spar and 1/8 filler added
spars added bottom side
filler sheet bottom side
all that remains is sanding and finishing
rounded and contoured
🙂 Gone to Shipping out the door this AM, enjoy them Bill and Thank You