Steevo's RV14a Build Log
Thursday, May 31, 2018
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Epoxy coating on inside Cowls ( 2 hrs ) Removed hinges from Cowls to deburr. Coated interior of Cowls w/ thin layer epoxy resin to make i...
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
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Top and Bottom Cowl ( 6 hrs ) Inserted Cowl Hinge Pins (horiz upper hinge halves) per Sect 45-14 Step 1-10. Cut clearances for Hinge Pins...
Saturday, May 26, 2018
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Bottom Cowl ( 4 hrs ) Mounted Bottom Cowl in final position w/o Top Cowl per Steps 13-16 at Sect 45-11. Clamped vertical hinges then mat...
Friday, May 25, 2018
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Bottom Cowl ( 4 hrs ) Trimmed and sanded aft edges of Bottom Cowl to fit fuselage. Traced lower edge of Top onto upper edge of Bottom Cow...
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
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Top and Bottom Cowl mated to Fuselage ( 3 hrs ) Drilled aft holes on Top Cowl, then match drilled into hinges after re-installing onto Fus...
Monday, May 21, 2018
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Top Cowl fit up ( 4 hrs ) Completed Sect 45-08 Steps 6-15 leveling and centering Top Cowl. Several iterations to check and recheck alignm...
Sunday, May 20, 2018
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Cowling Top to Bottom fitting ( 3 hrs ) Completed fitting Cowl halves to each other. Whew...lots of iterations filing small amounts - bu...
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