Monday, September 06, 2010 - Howdeeeeee! I'm building an RV-9A from Van's Aircraft. Take your shoes off and sit a spell. Give me a holler if ya' got questions or ya' just wanna chew the fat about RV's.
Howdy Ya'll! Do what yer' Momma said... Go Play! Navigation Homepage Log Search RV Resources Van's Air Force Expanded Forum Search My Panel My Paint Email Me   Construction Log Preparation Empennage - Horizontal Stabilizer (49:40) - Vertical Stabilizer (21:15) - Rudder (32:15) - Right Elevator (35:45) - Left Elevator (30:50) Wings - Inventory & Setup (9:30) - Left Wing Prep (54:30) - Left Fuel Tank (45:20) - Left Wing Skins (46:10) - Right Wing Prep (34:15) - Right Fuel Tank (47:50) - Right Wing Skins (40:15) - Ailerons (54:30) - Flaps (40:30) - Rods and ends (18:45) Fuselage - Fuselage Parts List - Inventory and Setup (7:15) - FireWall (14:30) - F-704 Bulkhead (13:25) - F-705 Bulkhead (14:20) - Other Bulkheads    and Longerons (17:30) - Tailcone (29:30) - Center Section (35:15) - Forward Section (52:40) - Forward Assembly (24:30) - Skins/Baggage Area (46:30) - Seats & Seat Floors (30:15) - Flaps & Gear Mounts (18:15) - Fuselage Plumbing (14:0) - Tail Feathers (16:35) - Front Deck/Firewall (58:50) - Electrical Finish Kit RV Google Search This Google search engine only looks for information on specific RV-related websites. Add this Search Engine to your website!	Left Wing Skins - 10/3/2006 Home  Previous Entry  Next Entry  Back    Finished work on installing the nutplates on the W-919 splice plate After dimpling and hand countersinking the rivet holes in the rear wing spar, it gave me a new idea on how to prepare the nutplates for the splice strip. Below are the steps I used to dimple and countersink the nutplates. Dimpled the nutplates I used my narrow female dimple and male dimple to force a dimple into the nutplates using my ATS "alligator" hand squeezer. Countersunk the nutplates Then I used my homemade electric countersink (a countersink bit taped inside a cheapy battery powered screw driver) to countersink the previous dimples in the ends of the nutplates. This helps them to fit a little better. Nice countersink! This works really great. The nutplates fit nicely over the 3 dimples in the splice plate. Home  Previous Entry  Next Entry  Back The "cover your butt" section This website was built to document my work on my RV-9A in compliance with the FAA requirements needed to certify my aircraft. My experiences and comments are by no means to be considered as instructions on how to build an RV-9A or any other aircraft.	Smitty's Blog Video: The Aviators TV Series Trailer - www.TheAviators.TV Don't loose your N Number! Pilots take care of their own Video: RV-12 , John's First Flight Video: NBAA, AOPA Will Begin Co-Hosting Light Business Airplane Conferences Events and News Aviation Events Aviation Events around Northeast TX Fun Places To Fly in Texas Aviation News RV Groups & Support All RV's - Matronics Yahoo - RV7A & 9A Rivet Bangers Van's Air Force The RV Squadron RV Information Van's Aircraft EAA Homebuilders RV Resources RV Photo Album Completed RV-9's RV-7/9A Drawings RV Email Archive How I Did Stuff Pop-Rivet Dimpler 101 My Wing Jig My Wing Cradle Wing Cradle Mod Tilting Tank Jig Delrin Aileron Stops Nutplate Preparation Fiberglass 101 Videos Oshkosh Motivator Avery Tools Visit Texas RV Fly-in Light Sport Aircraft Review Slide Shows Alliance Air Show 2006 Oshkosh 2007 North Texas RV Builders Flyin Oshkosh 2008 Misc Goodies Fuselage Parts List Van's "The List" Search How to Land an RV Sealing Fuel Tank Leaks My Tools Fix a Heavy Wing Paint Possibilities Build an RV Website Electrical Stuff Bob Collins Engine Oshkosh 2008 LIVE! EAA Events EAA Sport Pilot Tour

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