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Brent s RV-8 Project N784DE
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Date:  1-16-2008
Number of Hours:  1.10
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Brief Description:  Pitot Tube Installation #2

I started back on the pitot tube mount installation (probe that sticks down from the left wing to measure airspeed). I match drilled the doubler supplied with the Gretz Aero kit to my fabricated reinforcement angle (ties the doubler to the nearest rib) and the spar flange. I then removed the doubler and match drilled it to the skins (the instructions say to cleco the wing skin to the wing with the doubler in place and match drill from behind - no can do with the top wing skin on) to the doubler on the bench along with the #8 screw holes. I then marked the location of the streamline tubing in the mount that comes down out of the wing so I could cut a hole to match in the bottom wing skin. I used a uni-bit to auger it out and then a dremmel cutt-off wheel to cut between the drilled holes. Ran out of time, but tomorrow I'll grind/file/sand the material out to the edge of my hole markings. With any luck I won't screw it up.
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Match drilling the doubler plate and skin

Match drilling the doubler plate and skin

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Cutting out the streamline hole for the pitot tube mast.

Cutting out the streamline hole for the pitot tube mast.

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Trimming the hole with the dremmel.

Trimming the hole with the dremmel.

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