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Category: Horizontal Stab

HS parts ready for primer

March 22, 2012March 22, 2012 Ed Empennage, Horizontal Stab, RV10 Build

Got a lot done in the airplane factory tonight! First, I finished scuffing up the remaining ribs. My hands always end up looking I’m turning

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HS parts primed and ready for rivets

March 23, 2012December 10, 2013 Ed Empennage, Horizontal Stab, RV10 Build

I was able to test out a new sprayer I bought for priming tonight… while priming. It’s a “Critter” and it works on the same

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Starting to rivet up the horizontal stabilizer

March 24, 2012March 24, 2012 Ed Empennage, Horizontal Stab, RV10 Build

Lot of running around today, but I was able to get a few hours in and begin the riveting on the HS. You begin by

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HS Riveting part 2

March 25, 2012March 25, 2012 Ed Empennage, Horizontal Stab, RV10 Build

All week long, I keep thinking that I’m going to get a bunch of time that I can dedicate to the plane, and it keeps

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….and some more rivets…

March 27, 2012March 27, 2012 Ed Empennage, Horizontal Stab, RV10 Build

You guessed it. I did some more riveting tonight. Two hours worth. I’ve been using my left hand to hold the bucking bar, but I

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The Horizontal Stabilizer is DONE!

March 28, 2012March 28, 2012 Ed Empennage, Horizontal Stab, RV10 Build

With help from my lovely assistant Colleen, the horizontal stabilizer is complete! Just under 50 hours total construction time for this part. It was a

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