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06-05-2011: 1 hr 

Bended the trim tab on the left elevator.


Wooden blocks are fabricated for the bend. Double side tapes are put between the skin/table, skin/wooden blocks


Blocks and elevator skin are clamped for bending


The finished bend. The bend line is too closed to the relief notch, I had a crack at the aft end of the bend. The bottom side shown in the picture is actually the top side of the elevator. After smoothing and re-drill the relief notch, it's ok. A relative big gap will be expected between the elevator and trim tab. But this should be OK.



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