Finished drilling bulkhead to the 972 skin. Removed the 972 and marked it for cutting the landing gear socket holes.
Also pulled the next set of forward fuselage parts.
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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2009
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August
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- 1.0 hrsDeburr the edges and flute the 902 forward ...
- 3.5 hrsCut, bent, and fitted the 684 gussets. Thos...
- 6.6 hrsLong day, lots of forward fuselage progress...
- 1.8 hrsCut holes for landing gear and brake line i...
- .7 hrsFinished drilling bulkhead to the 972 skin. ...
- .6 hrsFinished drilling the 970 skins to the firew...
- 1.6 hrsDecided to try and add a bit more twist to ...
- 1.7 hrsRadius 787 plates to nest with the longeron...
- 5.0 hrsFinished match drilling the longerons to sk...
- 4.5 hrsFinished drilling the 970 skins to the skel...
- 1.3 hrsStarted match drilling the center section a...
- 1.1 hrsRemoved the left 970 skin and made the bend...
- 2.0 hrsRemoved and deburred 920 armrests.Spent a f...
- .6 hrsLight day, since I ran when I got home. Had ...
- 1.5 hrsClecoed left 970 skin to the fuselage assem...
- 5.3 hrsStarted this morning with a bunch of separa...
- 1000 Hours
- 1.1 hrs, 56 rivetsUsed the squeezer to fine tune t...
- Center section done!
- 1.6 hrs, 55 rivetsEdge deburr 920 arm rests.Contin...
- 4.5 hrs, 134 rivetsContinued riveting the center s...
- 5.7 hrs, 78 rivetsFinished riveting the 916 and ba...
- 10,000 rivets!
- .9 hrs, 24 rivetsStarted installing the 916 ribs t...
- ELT mounting bracket
- For Tuesday, 8/42 hrsStarted designing the ELT mou...
- For Monday, 8/31.5 hrsFinished edge deburring the ...
- 4.5 hrsGot the Biennial Flight Review done today. ...
- 4.6 hrsStarted by taking apart the center section ...
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