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Category: Fuselage

Sanding and filling

April 1, 2014April 18, 2014 Ed Cabin Top, Fuselage, RV10 Build

Yup. Back to sanding and filling. But the end is in sight! The high build primer has cured, and the cabin top looks really good.

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Dealing with pinholes

April 5, 2014April 18, 2014 Ed Cabin Top, Fuselage, RV10 Build

I sanded down the epoxy I had applied to fill the last few pinholes. I also really wanted to see how the transition was going

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So close

April 6, 2014April 18, 2014 Ed Cabin Top, Fuselage, RV10 Build

After the last coat of primer, the top is to a point where I could wet sand it out and call it good… however, after

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Cabin top ready for paint!

April 10, 2014April 18, 2014 Ed Cabin Top, Fuselage, RV10 Build

I’m done with the body work on the cabin top!!! Well, the interior, at least. I went a little heavy on the last primer coat

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Rear Seat Backs

April 12, 2014May 12, 2014 Ed Fuselage, Rear Seat Backs, RV10 Build

Today, it was back to metal work, which was a nice change of pace. The rear seat backs are very straight forward to build, and

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Tunnel cover modification

April 13, 2014May 12, 2014 Ed Covers and Floors, Fuselage, RV10 Build

The forward tunnel cover needs to be modified to work with the control approach rudder pedals. This pedal system has a pair of arms that

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Clear coating carbon

June 13, 2014July 10, 2014 Ed Cabin Top, Fuselage, RV10 Build

With the gear fairings done, I could focus back on getting the cabin top ready to be installed on the plane. Tonight I prepared and

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Finishing the overhead

June 14, 2014July 10, 2014 Ed Cabin Top, Fuselage, RV10 Build

With the clear coat from yesterday cured, it was time to work the surface down to the finish I wanted. I started by wet sanding

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Painting the cabin top

June 19, 2014July 10, 2014 Ed Cabin Top, Fuselage, RV10 Build

I’ve been having a hard time finding a paint color to match the leather that I’m going to be using in the plane. So today,

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Cabin top installed!

June 28, 2014July 10, 2014 Ed Cabin Top, Fuselage, RV10 Build

Big day today! I began by installing a few of the LED lights in the overhead console that would be harder to do once it’s

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