N546RV
Well Known Member
So here's my situation: my RV-8 project is about ready to move to the finish kit stage. Wiring harness is complete and going into the airplane now, I expect the next few weeks will be spent finalizing a lot of electrical stuff. Once that's done, I expect I'll reattach the empennage and start thinking about working on the canopy.
Here's the rub: I ordered my Titan engine last October. Original ship date was going to be January, but supply chain issues have put a big hitch in that. Most recent communication regarding completion asked when I'd likely need my engine, so they could work on scheduling.
Thing is, I'm not really sure offhand what the answer to that is. I know I'll need the engine hung to work on the cowling, and fairly obviously for almost any FWF work.
There are other miscellaneous tasks that can be worked on ahead of that as well. Most notably, I can get my wings closed up and do the initial fitting at some point, and there's beaucoup fiberglass work - not just the canopy but also the empennage and wing tips.
I don't even know exactly what kind of answer I'm expecting here; maybe just some idea of how people's build process went at this stage. Things seem a whole lot less linear at this time, so I'm struggling with getting a mental picture of when I'll really need that engine (or conversely, when not having that engine will become a roadblock).
Thoughts?
Here's the rub: I ordered my Titan engine last October. Original ship date was going to be January, but supply chain issues have put a big hitch in that. Most recent communication regarding completion asked when I'd likely need my engine, so they could work on scheduling.
Thing is, I'm not really sure offhand what the answer to that is. I know I'll need the engine hung to work on the cowling, and fairly obviously for almost any FWF work.
There are other miscellaneous tasks that can be worked on ahead of that as well. Most notably, I can get my wings closed up and do the initial fitting at some point, and there's beaucoup fiberglass work - not just the canopy but also the empennage and wing tips.
I don't even know exactly what kind of answer I'm expecting here; maybe just some idea of how people's build process went at this stage. Things seem a whole lot less linear at this time, so I'm struggling with getting a mental picture of when I'll really need that engine (or conversely, when not having that engine will become a roadblock).
Thoughts?