Jeff Bearden - Experimental Aircraft Builder's Log

RV-8 N605TT

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Date: 6-28-2009
Number of Hours: 5.00
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Brief Description: canopy frame, shop set up, plans study

more work today setting up shop in the hangar. spent some time looking through the plans and getting back into the "flow" of things. d,c,p (debur, clean, prime) the canopy slider rail C-805 & C-805. then double flush back-riveted the assembly. the shop head sure seems small sitting the countersink. the rivet callout was double checked, but the shop head appears to only fill half (or maybe even less) of the c'sunk hole. see pics. then i taped the slider rail into position on the turtledeck and will drill the fasteners holes during next session. the canopy frame install will follow and doesn't appear too difficult, but like many other sub-assemblies, iterative.

shop head looks quite small in the c'sink

some blemishes from back riveting

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