2004 Flight from KKLS

2004 Flight from KKLS
This photo is from when I was flying the airplane out of Longview, WA. This was taken early in the morning..

RV-6 #25188 in flight

RV-6 #25188 in flight
Doug Eves sent this photo of the Ol' girl in flight. Taken from the ground, this is a great shot. You can see he is "relaxing" in his office in the sky...

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Building the center section

I'm back! I've started work on the center section. I pulled apart the wing kit crate and inventoried the kit. I put all the hardware away and now I can begin work. I wanted to get the wing center section done so I can put it out of the way.
It comes pre drilled to match the spars. This set is unique set the spars and center section are a match set. The come matched and ID from the Van's aircraft. I could not simply go and buy another section if something were to happen to either the spar or the center section. I would have to try and match drill a new piece to the old one. Soooo be careful!!!!! I put the section together and test fit all the parts. I only have to drill a few holes in the side pieces for tack rivets and drill out the rudder cable fairlead holes. The rest is etching and alodining for paint. I painted the parts and assembled.

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