The Longerons are the main angels that go from the firewall all the way to the horizontal stabilizer. Although they are part of the Fuselage, they are delivered as part of the Wing-kit, because it is the only kit that can hold this length. Also if you cut them too […]
After riveting the firewall, main bulkhead and the seat bulkhead, I decided to de all the other bulkheads in one swoop. Mainly because priming is an overhead. This bulkhead is the one immediately after the seat bulkhead. They are numbered F-706 to F-712 (which is the last one). Almost all […]
Because there are only a few parts to be primed on the Main Bulkhead, I decided to prime both the Main Bulkhead parts and the Seat Bulkhead parts. After the priming session, I started to assemble and rivet both Bulkheads together with my dad. The Main Bulkhead was easy, because […]
I didn’t finish the main Bulkhead yet, the main part is the Wing Spar attach-block, which is anodized Aluminum. There are only a few parts that require priming, so I decided to continue with the next Bulkhead and prime the parts of both in one session. Priming requires some preparation […]
It was on a sunny Friday afternoon, when I received a message from Joop (a fellow RV-7 builder) that something horrific happened at Seppe (EHSE). “René was involved in an accident with formation flying in historic Cub’s. Unfortunately his plane sustained severe damage and he was unable to make an […]
The Fuselage kit is the next step in complexity. During the Empennage, the manual guides you through every building step like a checklist. With the Wings it’s more condensed and the assumption is that you learn during building the Empennage and use that experience with the Wings. The Fuselage consists […]
With the few Aluminum parts, which are part of the Firewall assembly, primed, I can now start riveting the Firewall together. I decided to use the back-riveting technique, mainly because it produces a nice result. Notice the hole in the middle of the Firewall with the cleco’s and the painters […]
The first item on the Fuselage list is preparing the firewall. The firewall is a steel plate that separates the engine from the cockpit. I have to create a bracket from a thick angle piece. I had still a piece of the same angle from the Wing kit, so I […]
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 […]
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 […]