Update: Still snowing
Category: Photos
Lots of alodining
Alodined a bunch of parts associated with the left and right wings. Finished the inboard aileron bracket drilling and countersinking and the same on the left wing outboard aileron bracket.
Working on Wing Parts including SB-16-03-28
Today I have been working on fitting and deburring various parts of the wings that can all be primed as a group. I don’t want to mix up a batch of primer for just one or two things.
Morning Flying
Today I knew was likely to be a trying day, so I got up early and went flying to clear my head and make sure I saw something good today. Well, I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.
RV-10 SB 16-03-28 Kit
Yesterday I received the kit for the Van’s Service Bulletin 16-03-28. I had placed an order as soon as the kit became available. It was delivered in only a few days. Van’s charged $25.00, which they said is their production cost, plus shipping.
The kit is for both the RV-10 and RV-14, came in a padded envelope, and includes the following:
1. Paper copy of the Service Bulletin
2. W-00007CD (to be separated into parts)
3. A piece of pre-drilled angle (part number printed on a label but I forgot what it was) to be cut into parts.
4. W-1013D-R
5. W-1013D-L
6. W-1013E-R
7. W-1013E-L
8. Bag 2751 containing AN470AD4-7 Rivets
9. Bag 1320
10. Bag 1978 containing AN470AD4-5 Rivets
11. Bag 1166 containing AN470AD4-11 Rivets
12. Bag 2412 containing AN426AD4-7 Rivets
13. Bag 1121
There are no specific instructions for installing these parts as an initial construction–the instructions focus on retrofit of completed wings. It should be relatively straightforward, however. The flat parts appear to be thicker and “beefier” replacements for existing aileron bracket parts. In addition, instead of a sandwich of three parts making up the bracket, there are only two parts per bracket, with increased thickness.
There are two bracket pieces that are to be separated into multiple parts and installed on the forward and aft sides of the rear wing spar to provide additional resistance to flexing in the spar web.
Tense vs Chill
Wing Kit Delivered
Today was the delivery date for the wing kit. It came via ABF, with no damage noted to the crates. On opening, I saw no damage to the contents. I’m still working on inventory but have found a few small discrepancies, mainly small bags of hardware with incorrect or missing items.
There were a couple of backordered items, including WD-1014-PC (4) and WD-421-L/R-PC (1 ea).
Other than the slight discrepancies, the kit appears to have been packaged well
The truck driver was able to back all the way up to the big door in the barn.
The skin/wingtip crate with the lid off.
Ribs
Ribs
Oh, Hey! More Ribs!
Guess what?
You guessed it.
Spars
Skins
Elevator Trim Servo Bracket Assembly
This evening I took the primed parts for the elevator trim servo system and assembled them. All rivets were squeezed using the longeron die to get around the tall flanges on the bracket itself. Time this evening: 2.5 hrs.
The initial rivets
Push-Pull Rod brackets installed
Servo and servo linkage installed
Torque Sealed the servo mounting nuts
Sunrise, Sunset
Last week I was on the Mississippi gulf coast for work. Since the weather was so beautiful there I made sure to get out as much as I could. I took these pictures at sunrise and sunset, respectively, on Tuesday February 16, 2016. The temperature there was in the high 60s and low 70s in the day time.
Fireside
I built a relaxing fire in the music room this evening. Rhiannon’s keeping it going.
