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Mike & Aneta's RV-10 Project

Builder:
Michael Rettig
Location:
Denver, CO - USA
Aircraft:
Vans Aircraft - RV-10
Manufacturer:   
http://www.vansaircraft.com/
Engine:
Lycoming - IO-540
Prop:
TBD

Welcome family and friends to our airplane project website and construction log! Aneta and I are hard at work, but will be updating the site periodically to keep you up to date on our progress. If you have helped us during the build, don't be surprised to see pictures of yourself "in the act." If you are just visiting and have no idea what an RV10 is, then you should click on the Van's Aircraft link above to learn more about the project we are undertaking.

It's always been a dream of mine to build and fly my own airplane. Now that I've learned how to fly, the only thing left is to start building. Aneta, my loving wife, has given the aircraft design her blessing and even offered to help build it. I must say, we both have our work cut out for us. However, when it's complete, our RV10 will be able to carry four adults and baggage at over 200 mph across the country and beyond! We hope to use it to travel for fun, enjoy the mountains from the air and extend our reach for visiting friends and family. Feel free to stop by and help us pound some rivets if you're in the neighborhood.

Mike and Aneta

Recent Activity
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Date

Work Log Summary

Blemish-free interior.
05-06-2012
More riveting of the tailcone
Makes the bench look small.
05-05-2012
Riveting the Tailcone
Back-riveting the tailcone stiffeners in.
04-29-2012
Riveting the Tailcone
Amelia was transfixed on the planes as they took off and touched down.
04-28-2012
Young Eagles Day at Front Range Airport
Like silk, baby!
04-28-2012
Riveting Tailcone parts and Bulkheads
Parts ready for cleaning and then final assembly.
04-25-2012
More Deburring and Dimpling
Deburring is better with a deburring bit and a power drill.
04-24-2012
Dimpling and Deburring Continues
04-22-2012
Shop Cleanup
04-21-2012
Cleaning up the Crates
04-15-2012
Finished Inventory of Wing Kit
Lots of little bits of harware..
04-14-2012
Inventorying Small Wings Parts
Big spars = big boxes..
04-12-2012
Wing Kit Arrives! Inventorying
04-01-2012
Dimpling and Drilling Tie Down Bolt Hole
03-31-2012
Trimming right skin and deburring
03-29-2012
Disassembly / Deburring of Tailcone
03-25-2012
Support Angle Fabrication / Match-drilling
Amelia, waiting for her turn. It didn't take her long to get used to the earmuffs.
03-24-2012
Match-drilling continues..
Aneta in action!
03-18-2012
More match-drilling
Everything clamped into place.
03-15-2012
Bending & Installing Longerons
The tailcone, looking forward.
03-08-2012
Assembling and Match-drilling the Tailcone
Installing clecoes.
03-07-2012
Assembling and Match-drilling the Tail
Half of the tailcone, assembled and being drilled.
03-04-2012
Assembling and Match-drilling the Tailcone
The QC department at work.
03-03-2012
Deburring and Cutting Longerons
Cut and organized stiffeners, ready for deburring.
02-29-2012
Cutting Tailcone Stiffeners
My two ladies..
02-26-2012
Deburring and match-drilling











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