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Fuel Tank Work
I got an order of ProSeal adhesive for my fuel tanks and did a bit a work on them today. I’m using the float type fuel level sensors and they need to be attached to the fuel tank access plate. I attached the platenuts and then covered them with ProSeal, once those cured a bit…
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Flap hinges
Had a little free time today so I finished the flap hinge modification. Similar to what a lot of rv builders do, I cut out three of the loops and then bent the hinge pin at 90 deg. This allows the hinge pins to each the last loop on either end. Not shown here but…
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VAF hat
I decided to join the club and make myself a VAF hat to wear when I’m out and about to represent one of the greatest communities I’ve joined. Vansairforce has been a huge help in providing information during my build. I’ve had nearly every question answered by someone on the forums. I’m proud to represent a…
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Wings
Today I spent a few hours working on the left wing. I started out by removing the flap and aileron, so I could get access to the aileron brackets. Because I didn’t rivet the brackets, I was able to perform the bracket service bulletin. It involved riveted two doubler plates to the backside of the…
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Back at it (finally)
I finally had a little bit of time to get back into the garage! Work has been killer over the last few weeks and I’ve had no energy. But today I got a little bit done. I removed the aileron and flap from the left wing, prepped the flap hinge for riveting and set it…
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To-do list
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve worked on the project. Family parties and graduations and stuff have been popping up and work has gotten very busy so I haven’t had any time to get to the garage. However, I put together a list of what needs to be done on the wings to close…
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Cleaned shop and worked on wings
With the empennage 99% complete (fiberglass work not done yet) I finally got some hooks up on the wall to get everything out of the way. I also spent some time cleaning up the garage and getting things reorganized after I slacked a little and shop got a little messy. I then spent some time…
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Right flap and lower wing skin, pitot tube
Today I rigged up the remaining flap and lower wing skin on the right wing. Here you can see the flap and aileron are perfectly aligned. The gap between the two is 1/64″ under 1/4″ but with final riveting of the flaps and when I rig the aileron I can increase that gap to at…
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Drilled left flap hinges, lower wing skin
Today I decided to knock out the left flap hinges and rigging. I began by aligning the aileron using the bellcrank jig, and slotting a few bolts in the tooling holes in the main outboard rib. Here’s the jig installed along with the lower outboard skin clecoed to the wing. With this installed I was…
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Ailerons and pushrods
Today was a busy day, I helped my mom move some old furniture down to her office, so I had to get a uhaul and load it up with everything. Fortunately it also included a bunch of stuff from the garage, so now I have nearly half the garage now cleaned. More room means easier…
RV-7 N890GF 