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
Marathon flap construction day!
Category: Wings
Finishing flaps
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
Aileron Actuation
The ailerons on the RV10 are connected to the control system by push rods. This gives them a tight, connected feel, with a light touch
Finishing Aileron Actuation
This is probably the shortest section in the plans yet! I picked up where I left off yesterday, and finished drilling out the holes on
Wing conduit and pitot
Spent a little time tonight getting the conduit secured in the left wing. The lower conduit is running thru holes in the ribs drilled in
Fuel tanks fully installed
Today, with the help of one Mr. Sean Martin (it’s pronounced Shawn), I finished attaching the tanks to the wings. Up to this point, they
Bottom Wing Skins
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
Wing bottom skin, 2
Quick night tonight, finished riveting the inboard lower wing panel to the left wing.
SO MANY RIVETS!
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
Bottom skins are done
Sprint to the finish tonight. I hammered out the last wing panel!