Empennage Inventory

We finished inventory for the Empennage kit, found almost all the items in it, except for one (Composite Rudder Tip), which has been reported to the airplane factory via Slingshot. Few parts are fairly scratched up (see section below), waiting on an answer to see if I need to order a replacement or not.

Organizing parts

Different category of parts has been organized in our 2 car garage into few main sections:

• Spars: For the spanwise parts of the stabilizers and the control surfaces.
• Ribs: For the chordwise parts of the stabilizers and the control surfaces.
• Skins: For the skin themselves, and also the counter weights.
• Small Parts: For small parts such as angle brackets.
• Hardware: For tools and parts to join together such as rivets, rivnuts, etc.

Disclaimer

The parts for the time being are laid out on the floor of the garage, since I did not have enough time to build the tables, but since the kit is already here, might as well start on it. Also, on a sidenote, airplane parts on an ocean themed epoxy floor looks great!

Images

Organized Parts

Spars and ribs for horizontal and vertical stabilizer as well as elevator and rudder.

Skins and Counterweights for horizontal and vertical stabilizer as well as elevator and rudder.

Small parts such as angle brackets, inspection hatch parts, and elevator trim tab actuator.

Builde hardware such as rivets, bushings, and rivnuts.

Scratched Parts