Empennage or 'tail feathers'

Over the last few days I have completed the last few jobs to finish the back end. Hopefully this is the last time I will assemble it before painting. It takes about 3 hours to install and tighten the 4 bolts that hold the front edge of the HS on. A very small child is necessary!

There is not a lot to say of note.
The VANS empenage fairing I think was perhaps designed for a Eurofighter so did not fit well on an RV4. I have ditched it in disgust and made my own. I found it quite difficult, and it reminded me why I don't work in fiberglass. its not structural fortunately since there is a lot of filler in there. But it does fit around the VS and HS. Its not quite complete but will look OK when I tidy it up.



There is no way I could attach Adel clamps directly to the longeron to hold the rudder cable in the correct position. I made up these little brackets. In this picture the clamp is swung out of the way and the poly tube pulled over to the left. I think you probably get the idea though.