Van's RV-9A in Aurora

The Big Picture

The Big Picture
Flying! 8/28/2011

Saturday, March 28, 2009

5.4 hrs, 468 rivets
Started the morning by clecoing and match drilling the left wing aileron and flap fairings.



Then started edge deburring on flap spars.



About then the calvary arrived, one each Romanian compiler developer named Sebastian Pop.



After the standard basic sheet metal course, we settled in and started riveting wing skins.
By the time we were done, we had a new one day rivet count record: 468 rivets! And we finished the main skin/rib/spar riveting tasks. The only thing left to do is the J-stiffeners.

Merci beaucoup, Sebastian!





Friday, .9 hrs.
Pulled the aileron fairing and did the edge deburring. Also did the aileron spars.
Spent some time reading the rest of the wing instructions. Nearing the end of the main wing phase, shifting soon to ailerons and flaps. Should finish all practical wing work in time to take a short break before the fuselage arrives. Maybe I can even get some flying in!