The instructions called for some parts to be primed at this point, so I primed them!
Author: Ed
Forward fuse ribs and bulkheads
Tonight marks the beginning of another section of the plans: Forward Fuselage Ribs, Bulkheads, and Bottom Skin. Tonight, I mostly worked on deburring and
Firewall section complete!
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
Tunnel work
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
Center tunnel ribs
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
Firewall riveting
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
Firewall 2
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
Firewall!
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
Mid Fuse Ribs and Bottom Skin complete
With Colleen’s help, I finished riveting on the fuse bottom skin, and completed this section of the plans!
Bottom Skins
Today, I enlisted the help of my favorite rivet buddy Colleen, and we started on the bottom skins. We’re using the same back riveting method