Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Estes Space Shuttle Columbia Build #1385, Part 9, Rudder Fitting




After the glue fill there was still a dip where the glue had shrunk in.

Some CWF filler was applied then sanded with 400 grit. 

The tube marking guide matched up! The tube is marked on two sides.
The tri-fold Shock Cord Mount is printed inside the marking guide. This old style mount is printed on 65 lb. cardstock, stronger than the usually printing the mount on 20 lb. instruction sheets.




The rudder drag brake still a tight fit in the balsa rudder.

The top and bottom of the rudder cut out was trimmed.






Again, I used very little glue to set the cardstock drag brake.
After the initial tack glue had dried I checked the alignment. It did need some adjustment. 

Glue fillets were applied and tape held the cardstock triangle under tension - pressing and centering the brake in the correct position.

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