Today, I was able to get the spar extensions riveted on, the last few net plates attached, and the wing tie downs bolted/riveted on. Next
Spars are done
Sooooo much countersinking
I spent all day countersinking today. All those holes in the spars needed to be countersunk as the wing skins will sit flush against the
The wings begin
Today marks the first day of work on the wings. It was a day of a lot of drilling and a lot of head scratching.
FedEx gives you WINGS!
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
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