Gary,

 

If the buyer is named Phil, I will be talking to him soon.  The rudder construction from scratch is not trivial - especially establishing the hinge pivots.  I believe the craft has the long engine mount and that resolves CG concerns with the bigger horizontal.  Building elevators for the small tail from scratch is less of a problem because of the simpler hinging. 

 

Others have replaced the small horizontal with the bigger one and did not find that so difficult. 

 

The problem might be a metal worker jumping into sophisticated glass construction with no experience.

 

Scott Krueger

320 N92EX

 

I'm assisting someone that wants to buy a 360 project in my area.  The uncertainty centers around the tail.  I haven't looked at it yet, but I'm told the (small tail) elevators and rudder are missing.  These parts are apparently unavailable from Lancair, so the theory is to buy a new (large) tail section, which apparently is available, and graft it to the fuselage.  The buyer, who has built only metal airplanes, is nervous about the magnitude of the project and how the structural integrity is affected.  I told him that while it is a significant project there is no reason to believe it couldn't be done and done well.  Am I out to lunch on this?  I think the price is right, or otherwise it would probably not be worth the effort..

Gary Casey

ES 157