The building of a Vans RV-14: May 2015

5/31/15

464,7 hours @ 2015-05-31

464.7 Hours @ 2015-05-31
May 2015
Tot 36.6 wing 36.6

Bringing the total numbers up to: 464.7

Tailkit 288.2
Tail 90.1
Elevator 64
Horizontal spar 37.2
Rudder 42.5
Vertical spar 29.3
Tail inventory 10

Wingkit 95.1
Wing inventory 5
Wing spar 14.6
Wing ribs 36.3
Wing misc 39.2

Shop 53.2
Practice kit 5.5
General reading of manuals 5.0
Planning, dreaming, finances 10.0
Paperwork, ordering 21.8

5/28/15

Top skin J-channels

One of the first tasks for the wing kit was to cut J-channel stiffeners to correct length and then to use the main spar as a drill guide.

Today it was time to make the rest of the preparation.
- Holes and all edges deburred
- Holes dimpled
- Scuffed and cleaned them
- Primed them

5/27/15

Getting close to riveting the top wing skins

Three short sessions today, finished priming the skins and put in lots of clecos

5/26/15

second run of top skin priming

Did the other skins and the backside of the reinforcements. I did also hang the first skins on the spar/ribs to be able to do some touching up.

5/25/15

Starting to prime the wing top skins

5/24/15

And the last top skin is dimpled

5/23/15

3rd wing skin dimpled

5/22/15

2nd wing skin dimpled

A short session, dimpling the second inner skin. 2 done, two to go :D

5/21/15

Skin dimpling 1/4

adjusted the overlaps, made a holder for dimple dies and then dimpled one of the four wing skins.

5/20/15

Wing skin edge deburring, also did the "edge break"

Wing skin edge deburring, also did the "edge break" that is done to make the skin sit closer at the edges.

5/19/15

One hour of the same thing

5/18/15

Finished match/final drilling the wing skins

Next is deburring holes

5/17/15

More Match/Final drilling of wing skins

Green is done, yellow is on hold, orange is being worked on now and white has not been touched yet

5/16/15

Cleco, deburring

Almost three hours today. Repetitive to say the least.

5/15/15

Final drilling and dimple

Match drilling and final drilling. Not sure it was needed to final drill all holes but better safe than sorry. Dimpled the 8/#19 hole at the end. Countersinking next.