RV-7 Empennage
01/24/2019 Rudder – Installed Counterbalanced Lead
While I have filed the lead piece quite a bit last time, it turned out that I also needed to
Read more01/21/2019 Rudder – Riveted Stiffeners on Right Skin (1 hour)
I was much more cautious with the position of the back riveting plate today after yesterday’s mishap, and the riveting
Read more01/20/2019 Rudder – Riveted Stiffeners on Left Skin (1 hour)
Nothing is easier than back riveting, right? Well, just as I had finished all stiffeners and started to admired my
Read more11/26/2018 Rudder – Prepped and Cleaned Skins (1.5 hours)
Deburred the edges, scuffed the surface of the inside of the skins, and clean up with some mineral spirits.
Read more11/20/2018 Rudder – Prepped and Primed Most Parts (4 hours)
In the morning I drilled the two holes on counter balance rib and the counter balance lead part. It took
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