Firewall Forward Kit Inventory August 22, 2014November 6, 2014 Ed 0 Comment FWF, RV10 Build The FWF kit is here! It’s the smallest kit yet, so inventorying didn’t take long at all… Read more
Engine install — DELAYED! August 23, 2014November 6, 2014 Ed 0 Comment FWF, RV10 Build So today was supposed to be a big day. Engine install! Well, I had my dad over to help with things. First, In installed the Read more
Engine Mounted August 27, 2014November 6, 2014 Ed 0 Comment FWF, RV10 Build Yup. It actually happened this time! But before I mounted it up, I figured it would be easier to finish my control cable passthrus. The Read more
Spinner finished and prop bolted on August 28, 2014November 6, 2014 Ed 0 Comment FWF, RV10 Build Like the title says, I finished up the little bit of work I had left on the spinner, mostly getting nutplates installed. Then I bolted Read more
Prop Governor, Fuel Servo, and Filtered Air Box September 1, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 2 Comments FWF, RV10 Build More good progress today. I started by bolting the propellor governor on to the motor. This device controls the pitch of the propellor, using engine Read more
Alt Air Door September 3, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment FWF, RV10 Build I am not using the stock “alternate air door”. This is a feature that let’s you bypass the airfilter and cowl snorkle in the event Read more
Alt Air and FAB Nose Trimming September 4, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment FWF, RV10 Build I got two things done today. First, I finished the construction of the Alternate Air Door. This consisted of trimming the fiberglass runners I constructed Read more
Baffling beginnings September 12, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Baffles, FWF, RV10 Build Tonight, I started fabrication of the engine baffles. Pretty straight forward, and it was fun to get back into some good old fashion aluminum work! Read more
More baffle construction September 18, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Baffles, FWF, RV10 Build Put some more work in on the baffle general construction. It’s still all pretty straight forward… Read more
Baffle ramps September 20, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Baffles, FWF, RV10 Build Tonight I worked on getting the baffle ramps to fit properly. It’s a little “futzy” getting everything to line up just right, so there was Read more
More ramp work September 21, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Baffles, FWF, RV10 Build There is a lot of tweaking to get the ramp areas just right. There is also a fair bit of work to get the baffles Read more
Ramp work… again September 22, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Baffles, FWF, RV10 Build Tonight, I worked on the ramps again. This time, I was working on constructing the curved transitions from the flat bottom of the ramp the Read more
And more ramp work September 23, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Baffles, FWF, RV10 Build Yup. Ramp work again. This time, I got the transition curves match drilled, and located, match drilled, and cut out the opening for the heater Read more
Initial baffle trimming September 25, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Baffles, FWF, RV10 Build I started the baffle trimming. It all comes oversizes and needs to be trimmed to within about 1/4″ of the cowl top once it’s in Read more
Baffle final trim September 26, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Baffles, FWF, RV10 Build After the rough trim last night, I was able to put the cowl top on, but I still needed to get the right clearance between Read more