[ToadMan8]

Working on an RV7A...

I have the interior painted, canopy fit and screwed to the frame, controls, fuel lines, rudder pedals, etc., complete, flap actuators assembled, etc. Everything is currently removed so I could paint the interior.

I need shelf space back and want to make progress, but I don't want to build myself into a corner, though I'm still able to work upside down under a panel without too much trouble. In what order would you do the following?:

1. Rivet tailcone skins to longerons
2. Rivet side skins to longerons
3. Rivet canopy side rails to longerons
4. Rivet bulkhead and roll-bar (tip-up)
5. Rivet in panel sub-assembly

Thanks for your advice! The instructions are becoming vague suggestions at this point, so your wisdom really helps.

 

[David Paule]

For the skins, start at the bottom back and work up and then forward.

So bottom back, then side, then turtledeck, then bottom middle, side middle, etc.

The idea is that the seams are oriented so that water can't get in.

Dave