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Category: Firewall

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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