Gents: I have hit a small snag in building the horizontal stabilizer on the Ely Curtiss Pusher. Included are stab photos of the dark blue USMC Triad and a second Pusher. The Triad has the rudder hinge post going simply thru the stab spar. The cream colored Pusher has a large, built-up gusset at the juncture where the rudder hinge post passes thru the stab spar.
I am building this replica with the Schultz drawings, which show a gusset at this juncture at the center of the stab main spar. However, it appears from the Schultz drawings that the rudder gap as listed in the drawings does not account for this build up.
Has anyone done some homework on this or built their way out of the conundrum? I favor the gusset because it obviously would strengthen the spar where it is drilled for the rudder hinge post. What I want to avoid, though, is creating inteference with the rudder hinge and/or rudder free travel left and right.
Assistance, analysis and advice welcomed! Bob C. BTW: I'll post some progress photos as soon as I get a bundle of parts back from the powdercoater. Not much to look at with everything disassembled, now.
