Don Patrick - Experimental Aircraft Builder's Log

My RV-8 build


Date: 5-17-2010
Number of Hours: 0.50
Manual Reference: Page 6-6
Brief Description: Dimpling the rudder and skeleton

Both sides of the 716 were measured, giving me 19/32 of an inch from the edge of the skin at both ends....happy with that. Same went for the other side and I used a square to make sure the ends towards the trailing edge were lined up. After ensuring the R-716 rudder bottom strips were done right, I drilled the remaining holes in the R-713 and the R-801 skin. I unclecoed the rudder, and finished dimpling the skin and the ribs and spars. Will finish deburring, scotchbriting, cleaning and priming tomorrow. I'm quite happy with the result I go tfor the rudder...no waves in it and I didn't have to use the hand seamer at all to adjust anything.

The 716 nearest the 710

The 716 nearest the trailing edge

All dimpled

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