Chapter 2- Fabricating the Tail
Section 2 - Vertical Stabilizer
Vertical Stabalizer
The first thing to do is to print out the plans for the vertical stabalizer parts and cut them from a panel of prepared foam and glass sandwich.
- Vertical Stab 3D plan
- Vertical Stab Spar
- Vertical Stab Ribs - sheet 1 of 3
- Vertical Stab Ribs - sheet 2 of 3
- Vertical Stab Ribs - sheet 3 of 3
- Vertical Stab leading edge spar
- Vertical Stab lower support sides - sheet 1 of 2
- Vertical Stab lower support sides - sheet 2 of 2
Print out the above drawings and study the 3D view plan. The vertical Stab Ribs sheets will need to be glued together into a single sheet and will provide a full size template for the ribs. The same is true of the vertical stab lower support sides. Print out all three sheets and join them at the A and B lines to form a full size 1:1 template for the vertical stab sides.
The required parts are:
- Vertical Trailing Edge Spar
- Vertical Leading Edge Spar
- Rudder Spar
- 5 Vertical Stab Ribs
- 2 Lower Vertical Stab sides
- 2 Rudder Ribs
All parts, with the exception of the two vertical stab sides, are cut from 1/4" foam with a single layer of BID of each side. The two vertical stab sides are made from 1/4" foam with a single layer of BID on the inside. Be sure to cut a right and left vertical stab side.