{"id":4932,"date":"2024-03-11T13:15:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T18:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.militaryaviationmuseum.org\/?p=4932"},"modified":"2024-03-26T16:46:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T21:46:41","slug":"sbd5-elevator-restoration-resumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.militaryaviationmuseum.org\/sbd5-elevator-restoration-resumes\/","title":{"rendered":"SBD Dauntless &#8211; Elevator Restoration Resumes"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Back in late 2022, during the period where Pioneer Aero awaited the arrival of our SBD&#8217;s fuselage, the restoration team made good use of its time by working on items from the previously supplied parts cache. The empenage control surfaces were amongst those components attended to, with the rudder being completed first (as reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militaryaviationmuseum.org\/sbd5-control-surfaces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>). The elevators received some attention as well (as seen in the images below), but that effort entered temporary hiatus once BuNo.36175&#8217;s fuselage arrived in Ardmore last May.<\/p>\r\n<h3>Elevator Restoration Resumes:<\/h3>\r\n<p>While last May saw restoration of the SBD&#8217;s elevators suspended, that effort resumed again in recent weeks. The team began by disassembling the port elevator and assessing each component for its potential airworthiness &#8211; manufacturing replacements for anything deemed beyond repair. They then bead-blasted the salvageable parts to remove any dirt and\/or corrosion before carrying out any necessary repairs. Everything then received a coat of primer paint before reassembly began. The starboard elevator will undergo the same process sometime soon; it is currently sitting in the alignment jig.<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"P1030030\" src=\"https:\/\/www.militaryaviationmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1030030.jpg\" alt=\"P1030030\" \/> The SBD&#8217;s starboard elevator in its jig awaiting disassembly, inspection and restoration. 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