Horizontal Stabilizer, Elevator, Vertical Stabilizer and Rudder

1.    Cut 1/8x1/8 inch balsa strips into ribs and spars for each component using the model plan

2.    Glued ribs and spars together to form the frame of each tail, and the elevators and rudder.

3.    Covered each tail and the elevator and rudder with mylar

4.    Attached elevators and rudder to the horizontal and vertical tails using aluminum tubing hinges and carbon-fibre hinge pins.

5.    Installed plastic tubing control arms in the elevator and rudder surfaces

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