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07-01-2015, 09:38 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Littleton, Colorado
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And a new RV-8 HS and VS is born - happy birthday!
Nice job Martin! Now get out that bending brake for the elevators and rudder! When you finally put the rod end bearings in the control surfaces and temporarily attach them to the HS and VS you'll have an even bigger smile!
KPR!
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09-20-2015, 11:25 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Clarkston, MI
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I completed the rudder (excluding fiberglass) on 9/16/15, and have started work on the elevator stiffeners. The kitlog is up to date, and I got the blogspot blog caught up as of yesterday. The blogspot blog always gets finished last... because of the detail I add to it, it's the equivalent of finishing a term paper... not fun, but well done.
Kitlog: www.mykitlog.com/goatflieg
Blog: goatflieg.blogspot.com
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09-21-2015, 04:12 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Utah
Posts: 8,144
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Good job Martin! While you are still on it figure out how to secure those two locknuts holding the lead counterweight. There was a writeup in the archives somewhere on glassing the nuts. During my recent condition inspection with rudder removed I put a driver on the screws and one turned. It somehow lost the torque.
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09-21-2015, 10:45 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Clarkston, MI
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Vlad, thanks for the tip. I was wondering about that... kinda hard to get an accurate torque reading when you're squeezing lead. I'll look for that thread. I've got to get a torque marking paint, too...
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09-22-2015, 04:07 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Utah
Posts: 8,144
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The beating of the rudder
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Originally Posted by goatflieg
Vlad, thanks for the tip. I was wondering about that... kinda hard to get an accurate torque reading when you're squeezing lead. I'll look for that thread. I've got to get a torque marking paint, too...
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Remember it will be under riveted fairing painted and practically unserviceable. There is no way to inspect the torque marks. |
09-22-2015, 04:52 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Cartersville, Georgia KVPC
Posts: 945
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vlad
Remember it will be under riveted fairing painted and practically unserviceable. There is no way to inspect the torque marks.
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Sounds like a job for safety wire.
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10-22-2015, 04:54 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Clarkston, MI
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10-22-2015, 05:48 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Clarkston, MI
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... and yes, it does occur to me that I'll have to modify my empennage stand to make room for the elevator horns. Still need to trim the bottom of the HS rear spar, too... and the HS skins to make room for the elevator counterweights. Always more work...
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10-22-2015, 09:53 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Edinburg, TX
Posts: 617
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You're shop area is too clean!!! There is no way you can work in there,
Nice job!!
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10-23-2015, 09:21 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Alabama
Posts: 127
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So is the screaming dragon in the background the pattern for you paint job? Metal works looks very pristine, as does the workspace. Nice job!
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