Progress report on the Tiger Moth’s horizontal stabilizer and elevator
By Don | March 16, 2013
Very slowly, working a couple of hours on the weekends, I’ve been shaping the horizontal stabilizer and elevator for the Tiger Moth. They’re pretty much done now except for sanding the edges to give a rounded look. Here’s what they look like so far on Saturday:
The elevator is the back part of the horizontal stabilizer. It’s the part that goes up and down, controlling the pitch of the aircraft.
Like a bird’s feathers, the pieces are light as Leslie shows.
Playing with french curves on what looks good for this corner.
Once I figured out what curve I wanted on the left corner, I transferred it to the right corner by measuring several points – one marking point is where the pencil is pointing.
Now come a few weekends of sanding, then sealing the two pieces with varnish.