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Category: Flaps

The flaps begin

January 15, 2013January 17, 2013 Ed 0 Comment Flaps, RV10 Build, Wings
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Since the aileron training edge needs to cure longer before I attempt to rivet it, I decided that I would start construction of the flaps.

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Flaps day 2

January 17, 2013January 17, 2013 Ed 1 Comment Flaps, RV10 Build, Wings
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Tonight was the second night working on the flaps, but it was one of those days when you start with a big pile of parts

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Flap drilling

January 18, 2013January 31, 2013 Ed 0 Comment Flaps, RV10 Build, Wings

Got the flap parts all match drilled.  

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More flap stuff

January 19, 2013January 31, 2013 Ed 0 Comment Flaps, RV10 Build, Wings
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Started out today by match drilling the holes at the trailing edge of the flap attach brackets. With that done, I disassembled the flaps.  

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Deburring

January 20, 2013January 31, 2013 Ed 0 Comment Flaps, RV10 Build, Wings

Lots of deburring. I have to say this is the task I like least of all.

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More deburring

January 21, 2013January 31, 2013 Ed 0 Comment Flaps, RV10 Build, Wings

I finished deburring the parts of the flaps. I also scuffed them up for priming. I’ve been doing this before dimpling as the dimples make

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Flap parts dimpled

January 23, 2013January 31, 2013 Ed 0 Comment Flaps, RV10 Build, Wings

Like the title says, I got all the parts of the flaps dimpled.

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Marathon flap construction day!

January 26, 2013January 31, 2013 Ed 2 Comments Flaps, RV10 Build, Wings
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I started the day with a pile of primed flap parts, and ended the day 10 hours later with a pair of flaps that were

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Finishing flaps

January 27, 2013February 12, 2013 Ed 0 Comment Flaps, RV10 Build, Wings
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Today, I finished up the construction of the flaps. All that was left was a few rivets in the end ribs, the bottom skins, and

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