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“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
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Jur's RV7 Aircraft Factory
2917 hours and counting
Some decisions in life are bare of any obvious logic
Jur
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12. Systems
27/11/2019 - Andair fuel tank selector - 1H
After all the painting work of the last days, it felt good getting some other stuff in my hands than paint guns and sanding paper.
Suddenly after painting, you realize that you're reaching the end of the fuselage kit manual and that some open issues are left which need to be addressed before moving to the finishing kit.
One of those is the fuel lines. I decided to take the Andair Fuel Selector out of the box and test install it on the painted fuselage.
First I had to rivet some K1000-8 nutplates on the body in order to be able to attach the fuel selector plate.
Taking the fuel selector cap off is quite tricky. You first have to remove the lever. Andair provides a very small allan key with shortend head to be able to get underneath the selector know.
Very easy to do with the pneumatic squeezer which always leads to perfect rivets.
Test installed it and have to say that it looks really cool.
Articles in Fuselage kit
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1. Firewall
- Firewall work - 25/12/2012 - 9h
- More firewall work - 28/12/2012
- Firewall Battery Box - 09/03/2013
- Firewall Accessories - 16/3/2013
- Firewall rivetting - 12/05/2013
- Finish Firewall Rivetting - 17/05/2013
- 01/12/2018 - Redrill upper engine mounts to fuselage - 4H
- 20/01/2018 - Bending the firewall - 1h
- 24/01/2019 - Welding engine mounts - 1h
- 29/04/2019 - Rivetting left engine mount to firewall - 1H
- 01/05/2019 - Miscellanious rivetting on fwd side - 4H
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10. Baggage and seats area
- 10/08/2018 - Baggage compartment ELT and storage cut out - 9h
- 11/08/2018- Second cut out in baggage floors - ?
- 11/08/2018 - Baggage cover plate - 3h
- 15/08/2018 - Upper baggage cover - 7h
- 16/08/2018 - Upper baggage continued - 2h
- 17/08/2018 - Nutplate holes upper baggage. - 1h
- 18/08/2018 - Finishing baggage covers and seat belt wear blocks - 7h
- 23/08/2018 - Drilling hinges to F-742 aft seat floors - 4.5h
- 25/08/2018 - Tunnel cover - 7h
- 06/10/2018 - tunnel cover continued - 7h
- 29/11/2018 - Seat backs - 7h30
- 30/11/2018 - Seat backs (2) - 4h30
- 06/12/2018 - Andair fuel tank selector - 2h
- 08/12/2018 - Starting F-7114 gussets - 3H
- 09/12/2018 - Continue F-7114 gussets - 2H
- 31/12/2018 - Seatback rivetting - 7H
- 02/01/2019 - Baggage compartment misc rivetting - 8H
- 03/01/208 - Seat floor rivetting and flap motor - 9H
- 04/01/2019 - Flap motor drilling - 3H
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11. Empennage mounting
- 18/05/2019 - Drilling elevator horns VA-146 - 3H
- 07/06/2019 - Drilling elevator horns pushrod holes - 6h30
- 08/06/2019 - Evaluating elevator horn drilling - 2h30
- 29/06/2019 - Mounting the horizontal stabilo to the fuselage - 8h30
- 06/07/19 - Cutting Vertical stabilo and first fit - 4h
- 13/07/2019 - Made the F-712D elevator stop - 4H
- 02/08/2019 - Drill elevator stop to fuselage - 4H
- 04/08/2019 - Mounting and drilling vertical stabilo - 6H
- 07/08/2019 - Drilling 3 remaining bolts bottom vertical stabilo - 2H
- 08/08/2019 - Some finishing pictures on empenage fitting - 1h
- 08/08/2019 - Some finishing pictures on empenage fitting - 1h
- 10/08/2019 - Rudder stops - 4h
- 14+15/8/2019 - Elevator pushrod assembly - 8h
- 23/8/2019 - rudder stops and pushrod fitting - 4h30
- 31/08/2019 - RIvetting rudder stops and elevator stop install - 2h
- 01/09/2019 - Rivet vertical stab attach plate - 2h30
- 02/07/2020 - Redrilling elevator horn after rewelding - 4h
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12. Systems
- 27/11/2019 - Andair fuel tank selector - 1H
- 28/11/2019 - Control column fitting - 4H
- 30/11/2019 - Fuel pump installation started - 5H
- 06/12/2019 - Service bulletin SB7-2-6 - 1h30
- 07/12/2019 - control column installation - 5h
- 08/12/2019 - fuel pump mount work - 1h
- 10/12/2019 - Damned ! Fucked up - 0h
- 24/12/2019 - cabin cover solving problems - 8H30
- 30/12/2019 - Starting fuel lines - 2h30
- 31/12/2019 - fuel lines (contnd) - 2h30
- 02/01/2020 - fabricating gascolator brackets - 7h
- 06/01/2020 - Bent outer fuel line - 2H
- 18/01/2020 - Outer fuel lines (contnd) - 5h
- 12/02/20 - Naca vent installation - 6h
- 13/02/20 - prosealed naca vents and doghouse - 2H
- 12/07/2023 - Flap motor safety wiring SB - 4h
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2. F-704 bulkhead
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3. F-705 bulkhead
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4. F-706 bulkhead
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5. Tail bulkheads
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6. Longerons
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7. Tail Assembly
- WD409 tailwheel welding drilled - 03/09/2013
- Aft fuselage cleco - 07/09/2013
- Aft fuselage drilling - 9/9/2013
- Aft fuselage matchdrilling - 14/09/2013
- Dimpling aft fuselage - 29/09/2013
- Problem fixing - 05/10/2013
- Aft fuselage rivetting - 02/11/2013
- Finishing aft fuselage work - 16/11/2013
- 25/07/2018 - WD-409 tail spring mount issues - 2h
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8. Center Fuselage
- Rib prep, deburr and making pieces - 07/12/2013
- Some spacers and preparation of ribs - 12/12/2013
- F-623 ribs and Matchdrilling center fuselage - 15/12/2013
- Drilling the F623L and R corner ribs - 21/12/2013
- Matchdrilling the F704 - 22/12/2013
- Crotch seatbelt kit and more drilling - 28/12/2013
- Priming center fuselage parts - 03/05/2014
- Center fuselage rivetting - 10/05/2014
- Center fuselage rivettingskin 9/6/2014
- Rivetting skin and deburr seat skins - 29/07/2014
- Matchdrill seat skins and install F715 - 02/08/2014
- Install passenger side F715 - 09/08/2014
- 22/02/2017 Baggage area bulkheads and covers - 1.5h
- 29/07/2018 - rivetting side rails and gussets-5h
- 29/07/2023 - Front elevator pushrod drilling and fitting - 2h30
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9. Forward and Center fuselage
- Joining aft and center fuselage - 24/08/2014
- Prep and drill armrests - 27/08/2014
- F770 conical bends in side skin - 30/08/2014
- Matchdrill aft and center fuselage - 3/9/2014
- Drilling longerons - 05/09/2014
- Drill Firewall to side and bottom skin - 04/10/2014
- Drilling longerons and skin to WD-602 brackets. - 12/10/2014
- F-684 Gusset work - 29/12/2014
- F-902 bulkheads - 31/12/2014
- Making F-796 parts - 02/01/2015
- Remade F-684 gussets - 04/01/2015
- Starting work on rudder pedals - 09/01/2015
- Redo F713 aux longerons and F7101 gear attach web - 11/03/2015
- Lower and aux longeron drilling - 14/03/2015
- 25-06-2016 Deburring angles forward fuselage
- 18/07/2016 drilling nutplates for vent line - 1h
- 19/07/2016 countersinking floor stiffeners - 3h
- 09/08/2016 Countersinking cntd... - 2h
- 11/08/2016 - deburring side skins - 2h
- 15/08/2016 - deburr, dimple parts continued - 3.5h
- 21/08/2015 Countersink Left longeron, F704H and various other parts
- 28/08/2016 Countersink R longeron and dimple R tail skin - 4h
- 01/09/2016 - Dimple/countersink/deburring continued... - 3.5h
- 20/11/2016 - dimpling F772 forward bottom skin - 2h
- 07/02/2017 Dimpling some problematic holes in aft botom skin - 3h
- 12/02/2017 countersinking F704A, side skins and continued assembly - 3h
- 21/02/2017 Cutting fuel pass through in F7101
- 23/02/2017 Countersink missing #30s on forward longeron - 1h
- 24/02/2017 Drilling lightning holes in F-7101 - 1h
- 25/02/2017- various tasks F715 seat rib drilling,trimming,making doubler - 5h
- 26/02/2017 - Running conduit in baggage and seat area - 4h
- 07/03/2017 Preparing paint booth, scuffing and more missed items - 3h
- 11/03/2017 - Prime time ! - 5h
- 21/03/2017 - More priming preperation and cutting - 4h
- 25/03/2017- final priming fwd fuselage parts - 6h
- 26/03/2017 - Rivetting started - 3h
- 02/04/2017 - Rivetting firewall gusset and F704H - 3h
- 06/04/2017 - Rudder pedals work - 6h
- 07/04/2017 - Rudder pedal position drilling - 4h
- 08/04/2017 - rudder pedal center brace - 4h
- 15/04/2017 - Bolt installation on F-704 - 1.5H
- 17/04/2017 - rivetting time - 5h
- 18/04/2017 - more rivetting on forward fuselage 1 - 2h
- 19/04/2017 - rivetting cntd. - 2h
- 22/04/2017 - rivetting cntd 3 - 4h
- 29/04/2017 - Sealing firewall - 4h
- 03/05/2017 - rivetting cntd 4 bottom skin - 1.5h
- 04/05/20178 - rivetting cntd 5 - 1h
- 27/05/2017 - First cherrymax rivets - 1h
- 27/05/2017 - ROLLING THE CANOE - 5h
- 08/08/2018 - Rudder cable reinstall - 1h
- 02/12/2018 - Center cabin cover - 7H30
- 03/12/2018 - Center cabin cover to floor angles - 3H
- 15/12/2018 - Forward covers fitting - 7H
- 16/12/2018 - Flap motor fitting - 5H
- 23/12/2018 - Flap motor work continued - 6H
- 24/12/2018 - Flap motor work continued 3 - 3H
- 26-29/12/2018 - Priming - 22H
- 30/12/2018 - Rivetting bracke pedals - 5H
- 05/01/2019 - F-7114 gusset positioning and heat baffles - 5H
- 07/01/2019 - Center cover repair - 2H
- 08/01/2019 - Finalizing fix of the center cabin cover crack - 1H
- 11/01/2019 - Side caps F-704 - 4h30
- 12/01/2019 - Starting Fwd Top fuselage - 6h
- 13/01/2019 - Start drilling FWD top fuselage - 1h40
- 25/01/2019 - Drill canopy deck - 4H
- 26/01/2019 - Matchdrill forward top fuselage - 9h30
- 23/03/2019 - Air vents installation - 10h
- 30/03/2019 - Dimpling F-7106 top skin - 2h
- 19/4/2019 - Fuel pump dog house - 2.5h
- 20/4/2019 - priming day - 5h
- 22/4/2019 - rivetting time on top fuselage - 4h
- 26/04/2019 - Rivetting angles to top skin - 4h
- 04/05/2019 - Rivetting firewall gussets and vent line - 6h30
- 10/05/2019 - Passenger side vent line - 3h
- 15-23/11/2019 - painting the interior, sanding sanding and more sanding... - 45H
- 21/01/2023 - Pedal extentions and inspection deck rivetting - 5h
- 28/01/2023 - Rivetting skeleton forward fuselage - 4h
- 04/03/2023 - Rivetting fwd top fuselage (cntd) - 1h30
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9b. Top Fuselage
- 2/06/2017 - Making fuselage supports
- 02/07/2017 - Matchdrilling the aft deck - 5h30
- 06/07/2017 - Canopy deck works - 2h
- 07/07/2017 - canopy deck and firewall gussets 1 - 4h30
- 08/07/2017 - Engine mount bracket vs fuselage gusset and harnass - 4h30
- 14/07/2017 - Drill out engine mount brackets - 3h30
- 15/07/2017 - clips, forward canopydeck and other various small tasks - 6h
- 21/07/2017 - Stiffeners and aft top fuselage skin drilling.
- 22/07/2017 - Matchdrilling aft top skin F7112.
- 11/08/2017 - work on stiffener web and gusset plates
- 13/08/2017 - deburring and dimpling top fuselage stuff.
- 15/08/2017 - spacers and down elevator stop spacer.
- 06/07/2018 - Priming top fuselage parts - 5h
- 12/07/2018 - Rivetting F-656 gussets on longeron and bulkheads - 4h
- 13/07/2018 - Static line bow construction and rivetting bellcrank - 3h
- 15/07/2018 - Setting some missing rivets - 2h
- 27/07/2018 - Rivetting aft deck - 3.5h
- 28/07/2018 - Finishing F-714 aft deck - 1.5h
- 28/07/2018 - F707B Angle clip and fitting to fuselage - 1h
- 04/08/2018 - F-6111 ribs - 4h
- 04/11/2009 - Some unset rivetting work - 3H
- 05/11/2019 - Start rivetting top skins - 3H
- 06/11/2019 - Rivetting aft fuselage cont'd - 4H
- 08/11/2019 - Rivet aft top skins cont'd - 3H
- 10/11/2019 - Rivetting aft top fuselage cont'd - 8H
- 11/11/2019 - making static line clips - 2H
- 12/11/2019 - static line connection - 1H
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