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Hole in fuselage

RV8_Cat1

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I was wondering what other builders did to close the hole in the lower fuselage skin. Mine is a -1 kit and it came with the cutout for the step and I'm building an 8.
 
Patch

The hole is covered by the flap fairing; it's not a structural issue.

I didn't want the potential extra airflow in the winter so I cut an egg-shaped aluminum patch (same thickness as the skin) to cover the hole, curved it using a rolling machine to match the curvature of the fuselage and applied it on the inside of the fuselage.

Mike
 
I was thinking the same about the patch.. I didn't see anything in the plans either. So I guess I will see about a patch when the time comes. Thanks for the feed back.
 
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