Steevo's RV14a Build Log

Empennage Attach  ( 1 hr ) New Section 11, Empennage Attach started with installation of 4 rod bearings in Elevator ( 2 each LH and RH).  ...

Aft Fuselage ( 2 hrs ) Prepared fuselage for Nancy to lay inside for the final rivets at the Top Skin.   We used empty 2 liter soda bottle...

Aft Fuselage ( 1.5 hrs ) Finished 9 rivets along longeron for RH Top Side Skin with Nancy's help bucking from inside.  Started Sect 10...

Aft Fuselage ( 1.5 hrs ) Riveted RH Top Side Skin along longeron, and 3 bulkheads.  That's all I could reach...even with my longer tha...

Aft Fuselage ( 1.5 hrs ) Dimpled RH Top Side Skin, then mounted to Aft Fuse via cleco's.   Ready to rivet !

Aft Fuselage ( 3 hrs ) Nancy again helped finish rivets along 3 bulkheads for LH Top Skin.   Then I started RH Top Skin prep by debu...

Aft Fuselage ( 1 hrs ) Again my wife helped me during riveting of LH Top Side Skin onto Aft Fuselage along longeron - she used tungsten bu...