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Carsten -

"""3.  "The elevator appears thicker on the outboard ends than the horizontal".

Comment:  The best way to accurately verify the fit is to lay the entire
assembly back in the cradles and start checking.  Quite often what we find
is that the unsupported skin aft of the spar tends to "curl" in.  This may
cause the elevator to appear "thicker than the horizontal.  This can be
adjusted when installing the 3 BID closeout after the horizontal is
closed. """

We have a fastbuild ES kit wi/ fastbuild door. You told us that we have the "new"
horizontal because of the c-channel ribs and spars that were bonded in. You also
said that no BID layups or spar caps were necessary for the ribs and spars; as
were required if one had ribs made from pre-preg panels. We have closed out the
H-S, but your remark in this posting about the 3 BID layup in the aft
spar-to-skins channel made us stop and think. We are not sure if it is required.
The hinge brackets were already installed and marked as torqued with lacquer.

Q: Is it?

We hope it is not because the elevators are going to force some trimming along
the top skin to get the full range of travel and the .050" gap for paint.

We also found that the top spacer on the hinge weldment prevented the full up
travel. It hit the hinge bracket so we had to file that one down. Looks like that
may be a recurring problem for anyone, especially if the hinges are already
installed.

Thanks for the help,

John Schroeder & Ron Szot

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