Actually, I had to pick them up as I didn’t want to sit around from 1pm to 5pm waiting for a driver, but you get
FedEx gives you WINGS!
Author: Ed
Fiddling with the fairings
Well, I got a tracking number for my wings, and according to the FedEx website, I should be getting a little package tomorrow! In the
Fairings, continued
I pulled the foam plugs out of the HS tips. They came out without much trouble… the packaging tape did it’s job preventing the epoxy
Fun with foam and fiberglass
Just a quick night tonight. I formed some plugs for the HS tips. These plugs are just to give form to the fiberglass sheet that
Emp fairings, part 3
A little more sanding, a bit of trimming, and the tips are permanently riveted to the elevators and the top of the rudder. The rudder
Emp fairings, part 2
Just a quick hour and a half to sand down the first coat of micro, and apply another thin coat to fill a few low
Fiberglass 101
Fiberglass is something that I have never worked with before. The RV10 is an aluminum plane, so what do I need fiberglass for? Well, there
Final tail cone assembly
Tonight, I was able to rivet together the elevator pushrod, get it installed (temporarily) in the plane, and the system lined up and checked for
Misc Priming
Got the trim system parts and elevator pushrod primed.
Pushrods and trim
Got a quick 1.5 hours in tonight. I got the elevator push rod and all the trim components fab’d up and I think I’m ready