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Buck's RV-8
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Date: 7-1-2008
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Number of Hours: 5.70
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Brief Description: Wing attach fittings; landing gear; interior paint
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For a change of pace, I fabricated the F-863 L/R forward wing attach fittings. Why not? -- They had to be made, and today just seemed like a good day to make them. Since they'll probably have to be contoured to the fuselage skin later (and of course they'll have to be drilled, too), I left them un-primed and un-painted for now.
I finished trimming the skin around the outboard gear attach blocks, re-installed a rivet on the right side next to the notch, removed the landing gear with the help of a friend, cleaned and vacuumed out all the drill chips, reattached the fuselage to the rotisserie, and removed the wooden cradle from underneath it. I also spent some time planning the routing of the brake lines and fuel vent lines. I organized and stored the landing gear hardware, pulling out the nyloc nuts I used to fit the gear and replacing it with the final ones I'll use when I install it for the final time. The attach blocks will be primed and painted later, too.
Finally, I touched up a few minor areas of the interior paint that needed attention, mainly the undersides of a few flanges that got missed the first time around. This is where the rotisserie is so helpful. I donned a respirator, sat on a stool, and rolled the fuselage up over my head with one hand. Sweet.
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F-863 wing attach fittings.
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Gear attach hardware, headed for storage.
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