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Fixturing the Vertical Tail

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The Vertical tail is fixtured with simple blocks clamped to the spars in 4 places. This allows easy flipping of the VT and only a small flat area of a table is needed.

1. Cut the ½” wood blocks (or equivalent) verifying equal length and mark center lines on all side.

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2. Mark the center of the spars and clamp the block aligning centerline to spars

*NOTE-On top leave approx. 1 inch between rib and blocks to allow prop skin fit. See photos and P-T-VT details

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3.Verify the work surface is flat to prevent twist in VT

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