Washed, MEK'd, and primed the flap spars and main ribs.
T-minus 1 on the fuselage kit. Still have flap final assembly to go.
Van's RV-9A in Aurora
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Flying! 8/28/2011
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Van's RV-9A in Aurora
Flying! 8/28/2011
Photo by E. Menezes
Follow along as Chip skins his knuckles to finally have his own plane.
Van's RV-9A in Aurora
Flying! 8/28/2011
Build Stats
Total Time: 2596 Hrs
Other Time: 107 Hrs
Rivets set: 17111
N207LT is flying!
Hobbs Time: 700 Hrs
Other Time: 107 Hrs
Rivets set: 17111
N207LT is flying!
Hobbs Time: 700 Hrs
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Photo by E. Menezes
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- Canopy (2)
- Elevator start (1)
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- Fuselage "finished". (1)
- Fuselage Started (1)
- FWF (1)
- Horizontal Stabilizer (1)
- HS Done (1)
- Rudder complete (1)
- Rudder Start (1)
- Tools (1)
- Vertical Stabilizer (1)
- VS Done (1)
- Why? (1)
- Wing fabrication done (1)
- Wing Kit (1)
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2009
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May
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- 7.5 hrsMajor progess on the firewall.Fabricate 601...
- Firewall
- 2.2 hrsspent 1 hour pushing conduit into the right...
- 3.7 hrs, 4 rivetsFinally riveted the aileron stops...
- 1.5 hrsRemove ailerons.Drill aileron stops. Remov...
- Flaps done!
- 8.2 hrs, 8 rivetsWorked on aileron attach and bell...
- 4 hrsProseal flap trailing edges and cleco to tabl...
- 2.3 hrsSpent today preparing for the proseal tasks...
- 2.3 hrs, 114 rivetsFinished riveting right flap bo...
- 2.0 hrs, 83 rivetsFinished riveting the right flap...
- 2.1 hrs, 128 rivetsFinished the bottom skin/spar r...
- 1.5 hrs, 46 rivetsStarted riveting the left flap l...
- 5.3 hrs, 204 rivetsCleco LE skins and tops skins t...
- 20 years
- 4.3 hrs 23 rivetsFinish riveting nose rib assembli...
- Fuselage kit arrived!
- 1.4 hrs.Washed, MEK'd, and primed the flap spars a...
- 1.3 hrsCountersunk the left flap trailing edge wed...
- 4.7 hrs, 7 rivets.Dimple flap leading edge skins.C...
- 4 hrsFinish deburring flap main ribs.Deburr nose r...
- 1.5 hrsFinished deburring the flap skins. Started...
- 1.6 hrsFinished edge deburring flap skins. Starte...
- 1.5 hrsSanded the edge of all of the flap skins, g...
- 1.5Finished match drilling the left flap, includin...
- 2.4 hrsRemove cover from left tank. That was diffi...
- Right flap construction
- 4.1 hrsStarted flap construction in earnest.Drill ...
- Flaps started.
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May
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