Steevo's RV14a Build Log

Baggage Floor ( 3 hrs ) Completed Baggage Floor riveting, including along rear Bulkheads.  

Baggage Floors ( 4 hrs ) Cont'd Sect 32-05 at Steps 6 & 7 riveting Baggage Floors to Fuse.  About 80% done.  Mostly blind rivets (...

Baggage Floor ( 3 hrs ) Riveted 18 nutplates around access openings for mounting LH & RH Steps.   Challenging since a standard 3"...

Baggage Area ( 4 hrs ) Started riveting LH & RH  Baggage Floor into Fuse per Sect 32 at Steps 1-6.   I'd prepped floors couple wee...

Finish Aft to Forward Fuselage joint (2 hrs ) Finished Sect 30 !   Nancy helped complete Steps 5-8 so all riveting done joining Aft to For...

Aft to Forward Fuselage ( 2 hrs ) Nancy and I riveted Step 5 & 6 along Bottom Skins and LH Side Skins.   Only RH Side remains - and lo...

Fuse to Aft Fuselage ( 3 hrs ) Rolled Fuselage onto RH side so access rivets along bottom skins and Bulkheads.   Steps 1-3 completed, and ...