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Category: Wings

FedEx gives you WINGS!

June 27, 2012June 27, 2012 Ed 2 Comments RV10 Build, Wings
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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

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The wings begin

June 28, 2012June 28, 2012 Ed 4 Comments RV10 Build, Spar, Wings

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.

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Sooooo much countersinking

June 29, 2012June 30, 2012 Ed 0 Comment RV10 Build, Spar, Wings
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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

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Spars are done

July 1, 2012July 1, 2012 Ed 1 Comment RV10 Build, Spar, Wings
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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

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Starting the ribs

July 1, 2012July 1, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Ribs, RV10 Build, Wings
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I finished up the spars this morning, had lunch, and thought… I should work on the plane! I actually had to hang around the house

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Wing Ribs, Part deux

July 4, 2012July 9, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Ribs, RV10 Build, Wings

It’s been too hot to work on the plane lately (I really need AC in my garage)… but after a few days of no progress,

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I need to move somewhere cooler than Minnesota…

July 5, 2012July 9, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Ribs, RV10 Build, Wings

I hear Antarctica is nice this time of year. Again, I forced myself into the oven I call a garage to make forward progress. There are a

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Putting in time

July 7, 2012July 9, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Ribs, RV10 Build, Wings

I got some real time into the ribs today, even tough you couldn’t tell by looking at it. All the ribs were match drilled to

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Prime Time

July 8, 2012July 9, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Ribs, RV10 Build, Wings

Yup. Time to don the respirator mask and gloves once again. Looking like I just stepped out of an episode of “Breaking Bad”, I wiped

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Finished priming the wing ribs

July 11, 2012July 11, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Ribs, RV10 Build, Wings
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Spent a few hours tonight finishing up the priming on the wing ribs. Next step: Riveting!  

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Riveting again!

July 13, 2012July 14, 2012 Ed 1 Comment Ribs, RV10 Build, Wings
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To start the night, I rounded off the front edges of the flap brackets. The brackets had already been primed, but the part that I

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Rib stuff

July 18, 2012July 30, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Ribs, RV10 Build, Wings

Quick catch-up post. (I’m writing this from the future!) Drilled out the holes for wire and air lines in the wing ribs. I’m drilling them

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Rib riveting (now with extra motivation!)

July 29, 2012July 30, 2012 Ed 1 Comment Ribs, RV10 Build, Wings

Just got back from Oshkosh AirVenture, and after spending the week with a whole bunch of GREAT RV10 builders, my motivation levels are at an

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Wing ribs (Section 14): Complete!

July 30, 2012July 30, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Ribs, RV10 Build, Wings

I was able to put a bit more time in today and finish up the wing rib section. That means that all of the wing

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Beginning the rear wing spar

August 1, 2012August 1, 2012 Ed 1 Comment Rear Spar, RV10 Build, Wings
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Tonight was one of those fun nights where you get a lot of small steps done relatively quickly. In two hours, I almost finished up

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