Don Patrick - Experimental Aircraft Builder's Log

My RV-8 build


Date: 11-13-2013
Number of Hours: 2.00
Manual Reference: Page 8-40
Brief Description: Bottom skins #6

Finished up installing the right and left bottom forward skins. Finished deburing the cooling ramp and stiffener, cleaned, primed, then dimpled. Back riveted the stiffener to the cooling ramp and then mixed up some proseal. Added proseal to the contact area where the cooling ramp meets the bottom skin and the cross brace for the gear box area. Used blind rivets as per the plans and riveted the cooling ramp to the flange. When my daughter gets home, I'll get her to help me with the rest of the two-person riveting.

Front left and right bottoms skins

Cooling ramp clecoed in place

Cooling ramp primed

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