The Forward Bulkheads are all forward of the main bulkhead. As you can see it consists of vertical (bulkheads) and horizontal (longerons) parts that connect the firewall to the main bulkhead and the skin. Here is the doubler for the RV-7 (taildragger). The RV-7A (nose wheel) has a different doubler, […]
With the Bulkheads and J-channels) primed, I started clecoing and riveting them together. Starting with the 708 Bulkhead (this is the one aft of the seats bulkhead). The plan says you should NOT rivet the 728 channel (that is the vertical piece), not sure why but let’s leave that clecoed […]
After a short vacation in Austria, I started with cleaning up the Bulkhead parts for priming. This mainly consists of deburring, scuffing (with Scotch Brite pads), sanding the edges and degreasing. There are a lot of parts to prepare and prime, so it took an entire day to do all […]
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 […]
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 […]