Mooney M20K - General; Horizontal Stabilizer; Horizontal Stabilizer - Removal

MOONEY AIRCRAFT
CORPORATION
M20K
SERVICE
AND
MAINTENANCE
MANUAL
55-00-00
GENERAL
from
aluminum sheet
reinforced with
a
joggled
channel
The
M20K
empennage
assembly
is
a
variable incidence
(6)
at
the
center
section. The
rear
spar
(7)
is
an ex-
tail-plane
donsisting
of
a
horizontal
and
vertical
stabi-
trusion
attaching
to
aft
end of
ribs
and contains
hinge
lizer built
as a
unit.
(Refer
to
Chapter
53
for the
attach-
fittings
(8)
for the
elevators.
ment
of
empennage
to
fuselage.)
The ribs
(9)
are
assembled
in
sections
to
front and
rear
The
horizontal
and
vertical
stabilizer
are
constructed
of
face
of
each
spar
assembly
to
form
the air
foil. Stretch
formed
sheet
metal ribs
attached
to
a
forward
and aft
formed
skins
(10)
are
fastened
to
ribs,
spars
and
spar
assembly
covered
with
stretch
formed
skins.
The
doublers
to
form the
complete
horizontal stabilizer
horizontal
stabilizer
has
a
stub
spar
that
spans
a
por-
Structure.
tion ofthe
stabilizer.
The
aft
vertical
fin
spar
(11)
is attached to
horizontal
The
elevator
and
rudder
are
constructed
from
an
ex-
stabilizer
structure
through
a
bracket
(12)
which is
fas-
truded
leading edge
spar
assembly
covered
with
tened
securely
to
stabilizer
rear
spar
assembly
(7).
formed skins.
The elevators have
a
fixed
tab between
(Reference
Figure
55-1).
the skins
that
run
the
full
length
of
the
trailing edge.
55-10-01
HORIZONTAL
STABILIZER
The elevators and
the
rudder
have
balance
weights
REMOVAL
permanently
installed
for
stabilization
during flight.
The
fairing
located
on
tailcone,
covering
gap
between
55-10-00
HORIZONTAL
STABILIZER
tailcone
and
empennage
assembly,
will
require
removal
The
main
spar
assembly (1)
(Ref.
Fig.
55-1)
is
iormed
to
gain
access
to
empennage
attaching
hardware.
Sec-
from aluminum
sheet
into
a
channel.
Angle
doublers
(2,
tion 53-40-02
descn’bes
attaching points
for
empen-
3
and
4)
are
formed and riveted
to
the
spar
through
the
nage
assembly.
Refer
to
this section for
the removal
of
web
section.
The
stub
spar
(5)
is
a
channel
formed
empennage
assembly
from
airplane.
9
9
8
S
7
11
12
7
8
HORIZONTAL
STABILlZER FIGURE
55
1
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