The magnetometer mount was finally installed in the right wing because the aluminum rivets we were waiting on finally arrived.
Also, Michael has been working on 3d printing a plastic fairing for the trim servo to improve the airflow around it. After several revisions, we are close to settling on one that fits nicely around the servo, and (should) mount easily with just a few screws. One issue that we had, though, was that the servo mounting plate we previously installed for the servo and the fairing was a little too small, so Michael fabricated a new plate sized just right. However, making it larger led to another problem because we really needed some some new mounting tabs on the elevator in a slightly different location. So to resolve this, I fired up the TIG machine and (after cleaning and prepping the area) welded a couple of small tabs so that we could securely install the new mounting plate. This area of bare metal was then primed and painted. Hours: 8
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| Two additional mounting tabs added to elevator |
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| Primed and painted |
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