Today I began to work on one of the F1 Rocket mods that are needed on the standard RV-8 tail kit, which are to add additional reinforcing plates. These plates are the same as the ones supplied with the kit, and for these I managed to get some of these extra parts off my buddy Garet as he had some […]
Rudder Stiffener Riveting
Today I started off by prepping the rudder frame parts for priming, and then of course, getting them primed. Pretty simple, nothing I haven’t covered elsewhere. While the parts were drying, I thought I would be productive and start riveting some stringers onto the rudder skin. The first few rivets set perfectly. And then…tragedy […]
Rudder Frame Trial Assembly
This evening I was able to begin the assembly of the rudder structural frame. I began by fitting the Rudder Horn (R-405PD) onto the rudder spar and bottom rib. Here is a picture as viewed from the bottom. Once you have the Rudder Horn Brace (R-710) in place, you will want to mark […]
Rudder Skin Dimpling
Not too much excitement to report on this evening. My time was spent dimpling the rudder skin. As you can see in the picture, I have the DRDT-2 dimpling machine. I cannot say enough good things about this. Once you have it set up properly for the thickness of material you are dimpling, you get nice, crisp, […]