Doors/Vertical & Rudder

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Finished the last details on the vertical and rudder so I mounted the rudder to check the height and overall look. I am pleased with the outcome.
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Left rudder.
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A view from the top.

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Same profile as a P-51
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Here is the left stringer bonded and riveted.
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Left door frame and triangle window bonded and clamped. Did I say clamped?
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Same goes for the right side. Cutting and fitting the angles took some thought but no wrong cuts were made. There is no extra material for mistakes!
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And more clamps.
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Take a close look and see the door blocked in the opening. The next step is to fit the bubble doors. They are acrylic and crack easily.
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I cut off the excess material using a dremil with a cutoff wheel.
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Here it is placed in the doorway. The protective plastic covering will stay on until the project is complete. Next will be fastening the acrylic to the frame at 14 points, fitting the dual pin latch and the hinges. The doors swing upward aka gull wing doors.

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