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...

Friday, December 11, 2009

Drilling on leading edge skin

I have drilled on the outer leading edge skin. This skin is .032 compared to the .025 skin provided in the kit. It will be stronger and it's same thickness as the main skin so there will be no lip at the butt joint. I used some plywood stringers and ratchet straps to clamp the skin down to the ribs. This really works nice to stretch the skin out over the ribs and hold them down. I mark the center line of the ribs with a red marker, then just pull the ribs in alignment by looking at the line through the pre-drilled holes in the skin. If you lay out your ribs off the skin it works well. If you the measurements from the plans your ribs will be off the centerline from the skins and then you'll be pulling them over into place. Next will taking everthing apart and deburring the holes, dimpling, priming and then riveting. I will build a cradle for the leading edge so I can rivet it off the wing.

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