Firewall! March 2, 2013March 7, 2013 Ed 3 Comments Firewall, Fuselage, RV10 Build The RV10 firewall is a single large sheet of stainless steel. It’s not made from aluminum like the rest of the plane because as a Read more
Firewall 2 March 3, 2013March 7, 2013 Ed 0 Comment Firewall, Fuselage, RV10 Build The assembly of the firewall is pretty straight forward, but today I needed to dimple and countersink a bunch of parts, and the directions don’t Read more
Firewall riveting March 4, 2013March 7, 2013 Ed 0 Comment Firewall, Fuselage, RV10 Build Today I got all the parts riveted together that are called for at this time. I was able to squeeze a good amount of the Read more
Center tunnel ribs March 15, 2013March 18, 2013 Ed 0 Comment Firewall, Fuselage, RV10 Build With the firewall itself basically complete, it is time to start on the center tunnel extension. This is part of the firewall section because it Read more
Tunnel work March 16, 2013March 18, 2013 Ed 0 Comment Firewall, Fuselage, RV10 Build Continuing on with the front center tunnel work, I un-clecoed everything, deburred all the edges and holes, scuffed everything down, dimpled the required holes, and Read more
Firewall section complete! March 17, 2013March 18, 2013 Ed 2 Comments Firewall, Fuselage, RV10 Build Today, I was able to finish the firewall section of the plans! I started by completing the riveting of the tunnel rib sub assemblies, then Read more