Van's RV-9A in Aurora

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Flying! 8/28/2011

Sunday, December 7, 2008

6.7 hrs since last post.

Out sick all week. Doctor said it wasn't strep, but sure felt like it. Hard to build when you're drugged.
But did manage to get in a couple of hours deburring ribs during the week, and today, got in 4.5 as the fog lifted a little.

Today finished deburring the main ribs, then used a unibit to cut the 3/4 inch hole for electrical wiring conduit in each main rib.


Mixed up a small batch of proseal and finished closing up the left tank by installing the inboard access plate. An initial leak check proved unsuccessful. The balloon deflates in about 2 hours.



Drilled the tank leading edge attach strip for nutplates, dimpled the strip and the nutplates. Used a deburring tool to cut the nutplates a bit deeper for a better match on the dimples.