1 hr, 21 rivets
Katrin came home after work and helped me for a little. We set the rivets for the right forward bottom longeron. Van's rivet callouts are a little short.
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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October
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- 5.5 hrs, 75 rivetsFinish filing and deburring cano...
- 2.0 hrsIt's strange having to look at the directio...
- 2.0 hrs, 8 rivetsFinish last aft fuselage rivets.F...
- Canoe Rolled!
- Quick build fuselage!
- 4.5 hrs, 217 rivetsMy longest break from building ...
- 1.3 hrs, 55 rivetsMore help from Mark. We knocked...
- 1 hr, 21 rivetsKatrin came home after work and hel...
- 4 hrs, 112 rivetsAbsolutely perfect building weath...
- 3.5 hrsFit 904K center spar caps and final drill.D...
- 1.2 hrsStarted fitting the armrest reinforcement c...
- 1.4 hrsFabbed the backing plates for the steps. T...
- 1.5 hrs, 65 rivetsGot some help riveting, Mark Gol...
- .9 hrsFinish countersinking arm rest reinforcement...
- 1.5 hrsDeburr 904K caps. Wanted to get those don...
- 5.5 hrs, 116 rivetsStarted by fabbing reinforcing ...
- 4.5 hrs, 182 rivetsA bunch of rivets on the 970 sk...
- 1.2 hrs, 50 rivetsRivet nutplates to 724 baggage s...
- 1.4 hrs, 12 rivetsFit middle 972B stiffeners and 9...
- 1.2 hrs, 2 rivetsRivet 719B angles and longerons t...
- 1.3 hrs, 16 rivetsRivet gussets to firewall.Rivet ...
- 1.1 hrs, 42 rivetsRivet left 915 rib to assembly. ...
- 6 hrs, 119 rivetsGot some help today, from Kurt Go...
- 5.0 hrs, 112 rivetsAnd so the rivet count starts g...
- 2.0 hrsDecided to drill and dimple for the aft fus...
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