Fin Skinned & Rudder Skeleton

Loading the fin skeleton into the skin.

Cleco'ing the skin begins with a lot of rib holes to line up with the skin.

 The porcupine...

Time to set the blind rivets.

Final of fin completely skinned ...

...and on to the rudder spar and ribs.  A plethora of solid rivets at the upper and lower hinge brackets.  The lower hinge bracket/control horn steel weldment is a powder coated thing of beauty!

Drawing a bead on the solid rivets of the lower hinge bracket.

Rudder skeleton going together really quick.

Upper rib/hinge bracket (on other side).

Lower rib/hinge bracket/control horn.

Final of rudder skeleton - the skin comes next.