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Category: Wings

FUEL TANKS COMPLETE!!!

December 19, 2012December 19, 2012 Ed Fuel Tanks, RV10 Build, Wings

Tonight, after riveting the second half of the right baffle in place, and going back and counter-sinking the place holder holes and getting them riveted,

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Gap Fairings 1

December 20, 2012December 20, 2012 Ed 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

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Gap Fairings 2

December 21, 2012January 5, 2013 Ed Bottom Skins, RV10 Build, Wings

Got all of the gap fairing parts deburred.

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Gap Fairings and wing bottom skins

December 22, 2012January 6, 2013 Ed 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

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Gretz Pitot Mast

December 23, 2012January 5, 2013 Ed 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

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Wing bottom skin deburring

December 24, 2012January 6, 2013 Ed 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

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More deburring

December 26, 2012January 6, 2013 Ed 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.

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Dimpling and more deburring

December 27, 2012January 6, 2013 Ed 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

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Deburring and dimpling (sound familiar?)

December 29, 2012January 6, 2013 Ed Bottom Skins, RV10 Build, Wings

More of the same, but this marks the end of the deburring and dimpling for the bottom wing skins!

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Beginning Ailerons

January 1, 2013January 6, 2013 Ed Ailerons, RV10 Build, Wings

A new year, and a new section of the plans! 2013 bring us up to the construction of the ailerons. Before I started the ailerons,

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