Drilling: I got all the side skins match drilled with the underlying structure. I also match drilled the upper longerons to the rear spar assemblies,
Lots of drilling, with a twist at the end
Author: Ed
Mid cabin deck plates
Tonight, I started by doing some countersinking on the mid-cabin deck plates. These make up the structure of the bottom of the door. They were
Bending skin
The fuselage of the RV10 is basically an aluminum box. The bottom of the box is a square in the middle where the wings attach,
The longeron twist!
More like the bend, unbend, rebend, bend some more, then twist. Today marked the beginning of section 29 of the plans: Fuselage Side Skins. The
Landing gear mounts
I spent a few minutes finishing the little seat brackets that mount to the top of the landing gear mounts, then the rest of the
Front seat access panels
Tonight, I got everything fabbed up for the front seat access panels. Pretty straight forward assembly, but you have to be careful to make a
Bolting and riveting
Tonight finished up what was started the last time. I finished bolting the front seat bulkhead parts together, and bolted the control column bracket in
Tunnel Access Panels and More
Tonight, I riveted together all the parts of the tunnel access panels and finished their installation. I also began bolting together the front seat bulkhead
Fuselage Join!
Big night tonight! The front and rear halves of the fuselage are now a single piece! To reach this occasion, I started by bolting and
Firewall riveting
Tonight, the firewall/tunnel assembly got riveted to the bottom skin assemble. Everything lined up as it should, and riveting went smoothly thanks to the professional