TitleGarrison

No bird ever flew nonstop from New York to Tokyo, or raced 15 miles high at triple the speed of sound.                                                                                                   
  But birds do something else.
  They do not conquer the air; they romance it.
.”

  Peter Garrison

HoursAndCounting

Jur's RV7 Aircraft Factory
2917 hours
and counting
Some decisions in life are bare of any obvious logic

 

Did some more finishing work on the side skirts on the pilot sided.

Attached and removed the side skin multiple times to bend the skirt down a bit in order to make it fit perfectly on the bottom side with the side of the fuselage skin.

Enlarged the holes final size with a reamer and dimpled for the corresponding hole sizes.

Countersunk the C-759 inner skirt brace and dimpled the bottom side of the C-791 canopy skirt brace

Clecoed everyting back in place for final fitting.

The gap in the front is rather large by the fact that the forward top skin it inside quite a lot. I assume this will be covered and solved by the forward epoxy fairing that encloses the windscreen and overlaps with the front of the canopy.

The side looks really good and has no bonding at all with the top of the canopy deck. If this part would not be cut away, it would not be able to open the canopy without chafing the side skin by the form of the side fuselage.

Just a little wide on the rear side, I will fine tune this when I make the epoxy rear skirt.

Articles in Finish Kit

How to use

Use the kit buttons in the top ribbon bar to see a chronological overview per sub section per kit. For the full chronological article list, see chronological build link in prelude menu here below. The easiest way to lookup information is by typing in some part numbers or keywords using the search option in the ribbon bar

 

Caution !

Some advice on reading my log for fellow builders !

In some articles, I made corrections at later date on the original article to rectify my own stupidities or faults. Read through the entire article if you intend to use my findings/experiences on your own project !

Social Networking

Share This

Legal Mumbo-Jumbo

It’s possible (not likely) that I’m not as smart as I think I am. (Occasionally, I have moments when I know this to be true. Fortunately, the feeling passes quickly.) Although I have tried to make this information as accurate as I can, it is not only possible, but also quite likely, that erroneous and misguided information lurks within these pages. I cannot and do not warrant these pages to be error free and correct. Furthermore, I accept no liability for the use of this (mis)information. And, as many would say, your mileage may vary. If, after reading this, you are intent on proceeding, please be aware that the contents of this site are protected by copyright (copyright © 2011 and 2012). Nonetheless, you may copy this material subject to these two conditions: (1) any information used is for non-commercial purposes, and (2) the source of the material is properly credited. Of course, you may link to any page herein. At some articles, snippets of the plans from Vans are visible. These are for educational and illustrations purposes only and should never be used as plans for part construction or assembly as plans may have changed since the picture was taken and more important they are protected by Copyright by the Vans Aircraft Mothership company.

JSN Megazine is designed by JoomlaShine.com