Cowl cutting August 30, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build Today was the beginning of the cowl fitting. I started by getting the front “ring” of the top and bottom cowl fitting correctly, and the Read more
Cowl Trimming, part 2 August 31, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build Picking up where I left off yesterday, I began by making sure the rear edge of the top cowl was perfectly aligned to the rest Read more
Lower cowl work September 8, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build More fitment work on the lower cowl. I had trimmed the nose gear to the dimensions in the plans, but it just wasn’t enough. I Read more
(RE) drilling the cowl hinges September 9, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build As I mentioned in an earlier post, I wasn’t happy with the gap I had between the upper and lower cowl halves, so I ordered Read more
Cowl fasteners September 10, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build Couple things accomplished today. First I installed the nutplates that join the upper and lower cowl halves inside the inlets. And second, I changed out Read more
Hinge work and more September 14, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build Started off the day by notching the eyelets of the rear cowl hinge. Since the hinge curves, it’s a little tight to slide the hinge Read more
Misc trimming September 15, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build The snorkel transition fiberglass I laid up yesterday is fully cured, so today I pulled out the foam form piece and trimmed the transition to Read more
Riveting Hinges September 17, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build Just like the title says, I got the hinges all riveted to the cowl. Read more
Cowling Body Work October 1, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build Working on getting the cowling looking all smooth and pretty! Read more
Cowl sanding October 2, 2014December 24, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build Just sanding down the filler I added yesterday… Read more
Aerosport Hinge Pin Covers October 5, 2014December 24, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build Completed the first part of installing the Aerosport Products Hinge Pin Covers. Read more
Aerosport Pin Covers finishing / body work October 8, 2014December 24, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build Finished up the last few steps to installing the Aerosport pin covers. Nothing to it! I also added a little more body filler to a Read more
Cowl sanding and sealing October 9, 2014December 24, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build I started tonight by sanding down the filler I added yesterday. Then I did a quick sand of the cowl interior, cleaned it up, and Read more
Cowl flaps and service bulletins October 11, 2014December 24, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build I’m making another departure from the plans… this time with the design of the bottom of the cowl. The plans call for a set of Read more
Cowl Flaps finished October 12, 2014December 24, 2014 Ed 2 Comments Cowling, Finish Kit, RV10 Build Finished up the cowl flaps today. The tricky part is the flaps were designed to go thru a thicker cowl, and needed to have spacers Read more