More VS pics

The VS goes together much faster than the HS. Less parts, less drilling, less everything. Here is a series of pics that shows what it will look like when it is all riveted together. First is the rear spar with the bottom rudder hinge and the spar doubler in place, which is a thick piece of reinforcing aluminum that provides support. Second is the VS all clecoed together - it's not really all that big. Last is another shot showing the full length of the rear spar with all three hinges that will attach the rudder (as soon as I build it anyway!) On thing that I found interesting is that the rudder is actually a relatively complex shaped part. It tapers in all dimensions as it goes from the bottom to the top. The rudder is a bit thicker on the bottom and not quite as thick on the top, so the bottom hinge is actually slightly longer than the other two hinges to account for this difference in the shape of the rudder from one end to the other.