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Old 06-30-2012, 10:12 AM
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Hi Eric,
Nice work for the most part and you are now well on your way.
I see there have been almost no replies to you lengthy and detailed posts. May I suggest that rather than posting all the build info here that you just post the link to your builder site?
Keep up the good work, we will enjoy following your progress.
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Old 06-30-2012, 02:27 PM
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Hi Rick,

Thanks for your encouraging words.

I get your hint....

My builder's site/log is planned to be online within a few days...

On another subject, would it be possible to modify the title of this thread?

It currently shows "RV-8 N83274"

The last part looks like a USA registration number (Nxxxxx).

Could you change or have change the N for a # ???

Thanks in advance.
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Old 07-03-2012, 10:09 AM
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The right side bottom skin is now flush riveted.
The top side is temporarily blind riveted as the left side.
I only need to flush rivet the end ribs and the ribs near the centre with Jaws the squeezer...



After riveting the HS707-702-708 together, I slowly realised that I'll most probably need to remove them later on both sides...

I won't be able to flush rivet the HS 707 on the top sides...
Oh well, 6 blind rivets to remove in about 4 1/2 years...



At least it made me think about flush riveting the bottom of the rear spar and leaving the top side only temporarily riveted. (Again for inspection purposes)
That's a no-go as I will face the same dilemma!!! Not able to flush rivet the top skin !!!
So temp. rivets only for the rear spar...

More pictures and descriptions on the PhotoBucket link in my signature below !!!
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Old 07-04-2012, 03:34 PM
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The HS is finally done as much as I can.
The bottom skins are flush riveted, the top skins are secured with temporary blind rivets.
The rear spar is temp riveted also.
Ready for storage, I will hang it on a wall while doing the elevators.
Then all will be crated for the future move across the pond.



Next was starting assembling the VS.
Pretty simple to do, however I stumbled on 3 rivets that hold the bottom ribs to the front spar. Not happy with the result, will have to re-do.

The skin is flush riveted on the left side. The right side side will be temp riveted.
The rear spar is clecoed while I wait for tools and rivets to fix the boo-boo hole on the right side. More on this later...

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Old 07-23-2012, 06:13 PM
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Well, after some well deserved holidays from my paying job and being away from the "factory", I was happy to resume the building process!!!

I mainly "fixed" things on the VS today.

First, I removed 6 rivets on the bottom of one side of the VS skin as they need to be left open for the future fairing... (Pay more attention to the plan Eric...!!!)
The removal was very straightforward and went well, no issues whatsoever.


When I removed the 3 rivets that hold together the bottom ribs and spar, I damaged a bit two holes, the centre and bottom one on the photo. The rivets were badly set in the first place. So I will enlarge the 2 holes from 1/8" to 5/32" and set them properly with the appropriate rivets.


Remember the missed dimple hole on the VS skin?
I am very fortunate to have a great buddy who submitted my boo-boo to airframe mechanics that repair Canadair CL-415 waterbombers. After analysis, they suggested to enlarge the hole to get it perfectly round and use a soft, easier to set "A" only rivet. Final size is 3/16". Got the rivet and the dimple die.
It is a big hole but I'm really confident it'll be repaired appropriately thanks to these guys !!!

Here you see the rivets with the dimple die, the skin and rib hole dimpled.




The VS is almost complete now, one side is flush riveted, the other temporarily riveted with blind rivets for easy future removal when inspection time comes. I now wait for the larger diameter 5/32" rivets for the bottom ribs & spar.



Rudder is next !!!
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Old 08-14-2012, 03:15 AM
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Quick update.

I received and installed the larger 5/32 rivets to repair the enlarged holes on the VS.
I'm happy with the final riveting results as they were drilled out twice before.
I paid extra attention in keeping the bucking bar and rivet gun properly aligned with the rivet. Kind of challenging because of the angle between the spar and rib.
Now I have one 1/8 and two 5/32 rivets.
It does not make for a "even" look but I don't mind actually.
Anyone knows if this makes sense structurally? Should I drill out the smaller one and put in a 5/32?
I'm leaning towards letting it as is and stop tinkering with this area...


Then on with the rudder.
The stiffeners are trimmed, deburred, dimpled and primed.


The same with the skin.


The stiffeners back-riveted to the skin.


Here, all the other rudder parts are match-drilled, deburred and roughened with a ScotcBrite pad.

Following that photo, the parts are now dimpled and ready for priming but I'm blocked from further progress because of no electricity in my garage. No electricity=no compressor=no paint...
Long story short: The circuit breaker was tripped off by someone before leaving for holidays... I don't have access to the circuit breaker and have to wait for this person to come back from holidays...
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Old 08-14-2012, 10:51 AM
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Its looking great Eric, keep up the good work!
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Old 08-14-2012, 02:10 PM
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Looking real good.

Thats a real pita about the circuit breaker. How long do you have to wait?
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Old 08-15-2012, 07:37 AM
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Its looking great Eric, keep up the good work!
Thanks for your kind words nevetsw18 !!

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Looking real good.

Thats a real pita about the circuit breaker. How long do you have to wait?
Thanks Justin, I don't know how long... a real bummer...
Last time I worked with power was Aug. 06.
On the 09, nothing.
Holidays here can last between 1 and 4 weeks...

I did manage 1 hour of dimpling in the dark with a LED headlamp and a small battery operated LED bar... No photos of course...
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Old 08-27-2012, 09:03 PM
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August 28, still no electricity.....

I took this wonderful opportunity to rearrange the factory.
I moved the work table to the wall and got rid of some stuff to free floor space in the center.
The wing kit is due here end of September!!!
Hopefully there will be some juice in the wires by then !!!

The idea is to have the wing cradle in the middle and work around it...

Here, the shop before:


And now, less cluttered!!!
Notice the HS against the back wall, it will be hung to the left wall.
The VS is on top of the paint booth.
The rudder skin by the tool chess is ready for assembly as soon as the insides are primed.


This week I should know when to expect electricity again.
In the meantime, I'll start preparing the elevators by bringing the parts and needed tools at home...!!!
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