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Category: Leading Edge

Something new

September 10, 2012September 10, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Leading Edge, RV10 Build, Wings
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While I’m waiting for my new squeezer yoke to arrive to finish the wing top skins, I decided to start on the leading edges. These

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Deja Vu…

September 11, 2012September 11, 2012 Ed 1 Comment Leading Edge, RV10 Build, Wings

Tonight was the same as last night, but with the right leading edge instead. Both leading edges are now ready for deburring and dimpling, then

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And back to deburring…

September 12, 2012September 12, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Leading Edge, RV10 Build, Wings

After disassembling the right wing leading edge, I countersunk the splice strip where the nutplates will rivet on. The rest of the night was spent

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Deburred and scuffed

September 13, 2012September 13, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Leading Edge, RV10 Build, Wings

Like the title says, the leading edge parts have been fully deburred and scuffed in preparation for priming. It works better to scuff before dimpling

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Leading Edges Dimpled

September 15, 2012September 15, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Leading Edge, RV10 Build, Wings

Everything dimpled.

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All primed up

September 16, 2012September 23, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Leading Edge, RV10 Build, Wings

This afternoon was sunny and cool, so I was able to set up some saw horses and get all the leading edge parts primed up.

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Riveting again

September 17, 2012September 23, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Leading Edge, RV10 Build, Wings
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With the primer fully cured, I started final assembly of the leading edges. Tonight I was able to get one leading edge clecoed together and

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Leading edge riveting, part 2

September 18, 2012September 23, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Leading Edge, RV10 Build, Wings
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I made some good progress tonight. I got the right leading edge section fully riveted, and a good start on the left leading edge.

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Just a quickie

September 20, 2012September 23, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Leading Edge, RV10 Build, Wings

I had a very busy night, but I still wanted to get SOME progress made in the riveting… so I busted out a quick half

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A little of this…

September 23, 2012September 23, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Leading Edge, RV10 Build, Wings
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Got the left leading edge assembly fully riveted up. The next step in the plans is to rivet the leading edges to the spar and

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Cutting holes

September 24, 2012September 24, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Leading Edge, RV10 Build, Wings
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So now that I have my nice shiny leading edge sections built, what is the next step? Cut big gaping holes into the front of

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Duckworks landing lights, Continued

September 25, 2012September 25, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Leading Edge, RV10 Build, Wings
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More working on the landing light mounts tonight. I got the mounting plate and associated brackets measured, cut up, and clecoed together. I also got

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Duckworks landing lights, part 3

September 26, 2012September 26, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Leading Edge, RV10 Build, Wings
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Tonight was a continuation of the installation of the Duckworks leading edge landing light kit. On the wing I started on last night, I got

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Duckworks, part 4

September 27, 2012September 27, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Leading Edge, RV10 Build, Wings
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Just a little time to work on the plane tonight, but I was able to get both top and bottom brackets for the landing light

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Lens fitting and AOA install

September 30, 2012October 9, 2012 Ed 2 Comments Leading Edge, RV10 Build, Wings
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Today I fit the lens for the right wing tip. It’s funny how much faster everything is the second time you do it. With the

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