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Category: Cowling

Cowl cutting

August 30, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build
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Today was the beginning of the cowl fitting. I started by getting the front “ring” of the top and bottom cowl fitting correctly, and the

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Cowl Trimming, part 2

August 31, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build
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Picking up where I left off yesterday, I began by making sure the rear edge of the top cowl was perfectly aligned to the rest

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Lower cowl work

September 8, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build
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More fitment work on the lower cowl. I had trimmed the nose gear to the dimensions in the plans, but it just wasn’t enough. I

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(RE) drilling the cowl hinges

September 9, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I wasn’t happy with the gap I had between the upper and lower cowl halves, so I ordered

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Cowl fasteners

September 10, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build

Couple things accomplished today. First I installed the nutplates that join the upper and lower cowl halves inside the inlets. And second, I changed out

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Hinge work and more

September 14, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build
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Started off the day by notching the eyelets of the rear cowl hinge. Since the hinge curves, it’s a little tight to slide the hinge

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Misc trimming

September 15, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build
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The snorkel transition fiberglass I laid up yesterday is fully cured, so today I pulled out the foam form piece and trimmed the transition to

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Riveting Hinges

September 17, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build

Just like the title says, I got the hinges all riveted to the cowl.

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Cowling Body Work

October 1, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build

Working on getting the cowling looking all smooth and pretty!

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Cowl sanding

October 2, 2014December 24, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build

Just sanding down the filler I added yesterday…

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Aerosport Hinge Pin Covers

October 5, 2014December 24, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build

Completed the first part of installing the Aerosport Products Hinge Pin Covers.

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Aerosport Pin Covers finishing / body work

October 8, 2014December 24, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build

Finished up the last few steps to installing the Aerosport pin covers. Nothing to it! I also added a little more body filler to a

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Cowl sanding and sealing

October 9, 2014December 24, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build

I started tonight by sanding down the filler I added yesterday. Then I did a quick sand of the cowl interior, cleaned it up, and

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Cowl flaps and service bulletins

October 11, 2014December 24, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build

I’m making another departure from the plans… this time with the design of the bottom of the cowl. The plans call for a set of

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Cowl Flaps finished

October 12, 2014December 24, 2014 Ed 2 Comments Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build
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Finished up the cowl flaps today. The tricky part is the flaps were designed to go thru a thicker cowl, and needed to have spacers

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