Yup. For the second year in a row, Colleen and I shared a heart shaped pizza and inventoried airplane parts! Last time it was the
Fuel tanks fully installed
Today, with the help of one Mr. Sean Martin (it’s pronounced Shawn), I finished attaching the tanks to the wings. Up to this point, they
Wing conduit and pitot
Spent a little time tonight getting the conduit secured in the left wing. The lower conduit is running thru holes in the ribs drilled in
Finishing Aileron Actuation
This is probably the shortest section in the plans yet! I picked up where I left off yesterday, and finished drilling out the holes on
Aileron Actuation
The ailerons on the RV10 are connected to the control system by push rods. This gives them a tight, connected feel, with a light touch
Finishing flaps
Today, I finished up the construction of the flaps. All that was left was a few rivets in the end ribs, the bottom skins, and
Marathon flap construction day!
I started the day with a pile of primed flap parts, and ended the day 10 hours later with a pair of flaps that were
Flap parts dimpled
Like the title says, I got all the parts of the flaps dimpled.
More deburring
I finished deburring the parts of the flaps. I also scuffed them up for priming. I’ve been doing this before dimpling as the dimples make
Deburring
Lots of deburring. I have to say this is the task I like least of all.