The horizontal stabilizer is 42″ across. Larger than many planes flown at Gizzie Memorial Field! (The wingspan is 120″). The edge material comes as pre-molded balsa laminate. So nice to NOT have to do it myself! Build process was stick layout, balsa sheet at the core, and then the second layer of stick. The carbon fiber “v” in the stab was a design feature of a later version of the kit which I incorporated.
The empennage hinge mechanism is a new approach to me and I like it a lot. The leading edge of the elevators and rudder are hardwood with a lengthwise dado cut large enough for a 4mm carbon tube. Two sealed ball bearings are slid onto the tube and the brass “hinge” material is wrapped over the bearing. This assembly is epoxied to the elevator/rudder and shaped. The two ends of the brass are inserted between the two hardwood trailing edge stick and pinned with bolts. Even the brass was pre-bent. I can see why this kit was so expensive due to all the pre-work.
