Here we go again - RV10 build

[ibeaton]

Ok, started on the Horizontal Stabilizer and as Jan said, it is Beeeeg.

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So have done a little work over the break.
153 hours so far, only some 1900 to go.

Been doing lots of flying in the 7, what a beautiful machine.


Build on.....

Ian

[Goose1]

Eating the elephant slowly but surely. Lovely aircraft, one day when I'm big I want one

Goose1

[ibeaton]

So some serious work started on the Horizontal Stabilizor:

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That is it for now folks

Build on.....

Ian

[FLYGUYS]

Looking great Ian, keep up the good work.
Are you doing this one on your own or is Andrew helping as well ??

[BigglesSA]

[ibeaton]

Looking great Ian, keep up the good work.
Are you doing this one on your own or is Andrew helping as well ??

Nope this one is a solo effort, so it is going to take a while.

[FLYGUYS]

Hi Ian,
Thanks for the reply.
Well done and good luck with the build, looking great so far.
Regards
Jeff

[ibeaton]

So last weekend's effort resulted in a lot of parts in primer.
Work done, drilling, deburring, rubbing and dimpling.

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So thats it for now, next a bunch of riveting.

Build on....
Ian

[ibeaton]

Here is what a bunch of riveting produced this weekend.

Thanks to Stephen my son who acted as the riveter.

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That is it for now, next weekend the other half is to be done.

Build on....
Ian

[ibeaton]

So it has been a while,

Empennage complete and now hanging on the wall, a partner has joined me in the build, so let me introduce Theo, we each have a share in Pegasus, a Piper Colt which has been rebuilt and converted into a taildragger after an incident in the seventies involving a prop start without chocks and a hanger at Krugersdorp I am told.

Theo is a chemical engineer, in his younger days got a long way down putting a VariEze (I think it was ) together, so guess who gets to do all of the fibreglass work.

So laid up the tail cone, next is a big match drilling session then on to deburring, dimpling, priming and finally re-assembly and riveting.

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Build on....
Ian

[Thermal]

Hi Ian!

Looking very good! Good luck with the tail!

Cheers
A

[FLYGUYS]

Hi Ian,
Interesting stuff about the Colt Pegasus !! My late Dad was involved with the stripping of the aircraft with EAA Chapter 514 in those days, have some photos of the occasion if you are interested.
Regards
Jeff

[ibeaton]

As those of you know, building moves forward very rapidly for a time and then idles as it is disassembled and the real work takes place.

Theo thinks we have an almost complete aeroplane at this stage.

[ibeaton]

Hi Ian,
Interesting stuff about the Colt Pegasus !! My late Dad was involved with the stripping of the aircraft with EAA Chapter 514 in those days, have some photos of the occasion if you are interested.
Regards
Jeff

Thanks Jeff, sent you a PM.

Pegasus taught me to fly a tail dragger, in fact probably re-taught me to fly as for the first 10 hours I bounded down the runway like a Jack rabbit.

Ian

[FLYGUYS]

Hi Ian,
Thanks for the PM and email address.
I'll dig the photos out today and will mail them to you later.
Regards
Jeff