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Month: May 2019

Damaged (or Not)

May 19, 2019June 16, 2019 Marcel

When I received the Fuselage kit, the crate was damaged (Inventory). According to the truck driver the crate was damaged when loading it in his truck. At close-up there was a pretty big “dent” in the bottom side. I immediately checked the kit parts close to the hole in the […]

 Fuselage  firewall, fuselage, shipping  Leave a comment

Attach Flaps

May 12, 2019May 27, 2019 Marcel

In order to attach the Flaps, we first need to (re)install the Ailerons, to be able to align the Flaps. Especially the lateral adjustment with the washers is important. Once the Aileron is set, I use an Aluminum angle to align the Flap. First I drilled the outboard and inboard […]

 Flaps, Wings  aileron, flaps, wing  Leave a comment

Progress

PartHoursRivets*Done
RV Training9111/5100%
Empennage1292.217/4285%
Wings3025.574/5685%
Fuselage1981.627/830%
Finish000%
Engine000%
Avionics000%
Total6289.539/12340%
* rivets: set/reset

Recent Posts

  • Scuff, Degrease & Prime
  • Tear Down Yet Again
  • Rudder/Brake Pedals
  • Forward Bulkheads
  • Installing Firewall
  • Bottom Center Skin
  • Tail meets Center
  • Floor Plates
  • Rivet Center Section
  • Assemble Center Section
  • Dimple Center Section
  • Preparing Center Section
  • Assembling Tail
  • Dimpling Tail
  • Drilling Skins Tail
  • Assembling Bulkheads

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