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Estimated Builder Hours to Complete the QB Fuselage
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It will depend somewhat on what model you are thinking about.......
It is the RV-10 sub-forum, after all. ;-)
It is the RV-10 Fuselage I am inquiring about. Sorry, I thought being in the RV-10 section was self explanatory.
It was. We all miss things from time to time. I've seen me do it.
To answer your question, it took me about 6 months (had to look at pictures to figure it out) to get from "tail cone complete, QB fuse arrived" to "internal work on QB fuse complete, tailcone attached, and interior painted. I'd guess 10-15 hours of work a week, so maybe 300-400 hours.
I’d say from my logs maybe another 300-500h depending on how far you go with the interior of the cabin top. Finishing that up nicely and adding an overhead console to it can take a fair bit of time.
Don’t underestimate how long that cabin top/doors/windows takes. It’s quite an exercise in persistence. Once that’s done it’s all downhill and fun again.
Don’t underestimate how long that cabin top/doors/windows takes. It’s quite an exercise in persistence. Once that’s done it’s all downhill and fun again.
A) You're right. The fiberglass (doors, cabin top, windows) probably took that much time.
B) I bet I could cut that by 30 to 50% if I did it again. An experienced set of eyes (RV-10 cabin top experience, that is) really helps - I was pretty much solo on the cabin top/doors and learned as I went.
lol yep I’d bring out the angle grinder and flap discs and go for it on day one next time.
Depends on
-What do you call complete?
-what hours do you count? All times you are thinking about building, just productive time in the shop, or something in between?
-what tools do you have? Better tools shorten the time required.
-what have you built before? An RV? Another kit? A car? Just models? Nothing?
-do you work 1 hour at a time or put in 4-6 hours at a time?
-do you work on it once a week or 3-4 days a week?
-are you building an award winner?
-etc
-etc
Any single answer you get to your question maybe 1/2 what you will experience in your build or twice what you will experience.
-What do you call complete?
-what hours do you count? All times you are thinking about building, just productive time in the shop, or something in between?
-what tools do you have? Better tools shorten the time required.
-what have you built before? An RV? Another kit? A car? Just models? Nothing?
-do you work 1 hour at a time or put in 4-6 hours at a time?
-do you work on it once a week or 3-4 days a week?
-are you building an award winner?
-etc
-etc
Any single answer you get to your question maybe 1/2 what you will experience in your build or twice what you will experience.
