Originally posted by Per_N
Can anyone share some thoughts how to mount the V-tail so everything is aligning.
Planing to make a fixture like a V-block that is 110 degrees for gluing them together first.
Thanks
Per_N, Here's a way to set your V tail onto the fuselage,,,
Set fuselage on a level surface. Set wing into saddle and center it and secure the wing to the fuselage. THIS NEXT STEP IS IMPORTANT,,, using the robart incidence meter, level out the wing by using small blocks of wood underneath the fuselage to achieve ZERO degrees on the meter. NEXT, using a small leveling bubble, set the bubble in the V tail and level out the bubble by shifting the V tail around a little bit. HERE’S ANOTHER TRICKY PART,,, level out the V tail tips with a ruler to achieve equal distance from the bench to the tips of the V tail. When the bubble is centered and the V tail tips are equal, TACK the V tail to the fuselage with some CA. RE-Check V tail alignment to make sure its sitting squarely on the fuselage tail. once you are satisfied, go back to the inside of the fuselage, underneath the V tail, using some lite fiberglass and epoxy, glue in the “V” tail to the fuselage.
Hope that helps you
BV