Gap Fairings 1 December 20, 2012December 20, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Bottom Skins, RV10 Build, Wings Got to work on something that didn’t need proseal tonight. The aileron and flap gap fairings. These fairings fill up the space between the front Read more
Gap Fairings 2 December 21, 2012January 5, 2013 Ed 0 Comment Bottom Skins, RV10 Build, Wings Got all of the gap fairing parts deburred. Read more
Gap Fairings and wing bottom skins December 22, 2012January 6, 2013 Ed 2 Comments Bottom Skins, RV10 Build, Wings First, I got the gap fairing parts dimpled. Then I began on the wing bottom skins themselves, beginning with deburring all the edges. Then the Read more
Gretz Pitot Mast December 23, 2012January 5, 2013 Ed 0 Comment Bottom Skins, RV10 Build, Wings Today, I got the pitot mast mounted. I’m using the Gretz pitot mount, which will hold the Gretz GA-1000 heated pitot. I’m following Tim Olson’s Read more
Wing bottom skin deburring December 24, 2012January 6, 2013 Ed 0 Comment Bottom Skins, RV10 Build, Wings I began today by sanding down the edges where the inner and outer skins overlap, just like the top skin. Then I began the tedious Read more
More deburring December 26, 2012January 6, 2013 Ed 0 Comment Bottom Skins, RV10 Build, Wings Same as last time. Finished deburring the left wing skins, j-channel, and ribs. I also finished pulling the electrical conduit thru the ribs. Read more
Dimpling and more deburring December 27, 2012January 6, 2013 Ed 0 Comment Bottom Skins, RV10 Build, Wings Started the day by dimpling all the required parts for the left wing. Then I continued on to the right wing by deburring the outer Read more
Deburring and dimpling (sound familiar?) December 29, 2012January 6, 2013 Ed 0 Comment Bottom Skins, RV10 Build, Wings More of the same, but this marks the end of the deburring and dimpling for the bottom wing skins! Read more
Wing bottom skins, Gap fairings, and stiffeners primed January 5, 2013January 8, 2013 Ed 0 Comment Bottom Skins, RV10 Build, Wings I primed these at the same time as the aileron parts, but posting to recording time in the proper category. Read more
Gap fairings riveting January 14, 2013January 17, 2013 Ed 0 Comment Bottom Skins, RV10 Build, Wings Since I had to wait on the proseal for the second aileron, I figured I’d rivet on the wing gap fairings. This is a very Read more
Bottom Wing Skins January 27, 2015June 9, 2015 Ed 0 Comment Bottom Skins, RV10 Build, Wings Big change of pace here. I decided to finally bite the bullet and get the wing bottom skins installed. I couldn’t think of any more Read more
Wing bottom skin, 2 January 30, 2015June 9, 2015 Ed 0 Comment Bottom Skins, RV10 Build, Wings Quick night tonight, finished riveting the inboard lower wing panel to the left wing. Read more
SO MANY RIVETS! February 4, 2015June 9, 2015 Ed 0 Comment Bottom Skins, RV10 Build, Wings I did a LOT of riveting tonight!!! I riveted on the larger outer panel on the left wing (the one that I had already installed Read more
Bottom skins are done February 6, 2015June 9, 2015 Ed 0 Comment Bottom Skins, RV10 Build, Wings Sprint to the finish tonight. I hammered out the last wing panel! Read more