More Pictures of Pilatus PC9 45-60ARF Vertical Stabilizer
Picture of Vertical Stabilizer and Rudder.
[Note Tail Wheel steering coupler pre-installalled at bottom of rudder.
Note Bolt-On hardware with unique captive system. No Glue Needed!]
Tail section of fuselage before mounting horizontal and vertical stabilizers [showing machined slot for horizontal stabilizer.]
View from left side of fuselage looking slightly aft.
Top view of horizontal stabilizer [inserted into machined slot in fuselage tail section.
Note holes for the vertical stabilizer mounting bolts which will pass from the vertical stab through the fuselage, through the horizontal stab to retainers on the bottom of the fuselage. ]
View from top right side of tail section looking slightly forward. [Note horizontal stab inserted into machined slot in fuselage tail section and vertical stab mounting bolts partically inserted into fuselage and horizontal stab. The vertical stab is now ready to be pushed down and into the machined slot in the top of the fuselage]
View from top right side of tail section looking slightly aft. [Note horizontal stab inserted into machined slot in fuselage tail section and vertical stab mounting bolts partically inserted into fuselage and horizontal stab. The vertical stab is now ready to be pushed down and into the machined slot in the top of the fuselage]
View from bottom of fuselage [after vertical stab has been pushed down and into the machined slot in the top of the fuselage. Note the two holes in bottom of fuselage. Within the holes can be seen the bottom of the vertical stab mounting bolts]
View from bottom of fuselage [after vertical stab has been pushed down and into the machined slot in the top of the fuselage. Note the two screw on retainers that have been loosely fitted into the fuselage to engage with the vertical stab mouting bolts. Ready for tightening to cinch the vertical and horizontal stabilizers into position.]
View from bottom of fuselage [after the two screw on retainers have been tightened to cinch the vertical and horizontal stabilizers into position and attach them firmly to the fuselage].
