Got some good work done recently, but it took longer than expected. First, I noticed that when running through the steps that had already been completed on the QB, I didn’t notice that the inboard wing nutplates (for the wing/fuselage …
It’s been a while since the last update, but we’ve been making some progress.
Doing the flap and aileron fairings mean Kelly is back helping with clecos.
I finished doing all the riveting on the gap fairings (except the ones …
Rob started building the aileron control system. Here he is priming some aileron pushrods. Yes those are swim goggles!
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The original plan was to have the tailcone completed before picking up the wings and fuselage, but that didn’t happen. We are happy to report that the tailcone is now completed and the work is moving on to the wings. …
We did this a few weeks ago, but I thought I should document what we did. I built the wing cradles from this diagram (and only this diagram). Not sure where it came from, since I downloaded it a long …
Well, the day finally arrived. Our quickbuild kit was ready for pickup in Oregon, so Kelly and I took the train down to Oregon to pick it up. It was kind of a roundabout way to get there–train to Portland, …
A family from Salt Lake City flies to the San Juans in their RV-10 for Memorial Day weekend: http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=30629…
I’ve been horrible keeping this site updated. We’ve been working on the elevators the past couple months. Things have been going smoothly, with a couple exceptions:
- I Accidentally grabbed a can of “High Build Primer Surfacer” instead of the self-etching