12 – Rudder Top Fairing
The rudder top fairing fitted nicely with minimal adjustment, and sat squarely when pushed snuggly against the flange lip. I decided to provide extra support for the CS4-4 Pop Rivet shop heads, since they have…
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12 – Rudder Lower Fairing
I decided to get on and face the composite work next, leaving the engine happy in it’s plastic bag for a bit longer. It becomes quickly obvious that although the basic shape of the composite…
40B – Landing Gear & Engine Mount
Time to dust off the engine mount! There were a few jobs to complete on it before mounting it on the fuselage … Last Jobs before Mounting on Fuselage Machine Drilling nutplate attachment holes. Riveting…
35-19 to 22 Forward Top Skin Installation
Installing the Forward Top Skin F-01471 was the last job to do whilst the fuselage is still on the rotisserie. I had temporarily installed the canopy release pushrods when test fitting, so all this had…
Rear Window – Final Installation
I decided to install the Rear Window whilst the fuselage was still on the rotisserie. After double checking that I’d completed everything that needs access via the rear window openings, I retrieved the window from…
Classic Aero Interior
Before the fuselage has to be removed from the rotisserie, I wanted to fit the various components which are used to attach the Classic Aero interior. We are installing the Classic Aero RV-14 / 14A…
EXP119 Cowl Flap
After the wiring adventure, which seemed to last a long time, it was a pleasure to get back to a bit of metal work. And the EXP119 Cowl Flap proved to be an enjoyable little…
JDAir Latch
I had planned to fit the JDAir Canopy Latch right at the beginning of the fuselage build, whilst the left fuselage side was flat on the bench. But then I discovered that, at that time,…
Power Up!
The time finally arrived when I couldn’t think of any more wires to fit … and I ran out of excuses not to switch it all on! I made a checklist … eg all components…
Wiring Finished! Ground Block & Voltage Regulator
Having wired up the lower centre panel, the only things left to wire were the “Forest of Tabs”, and the Standby Alternator Voltage Regulator. Grounding Block or “Forest of Tabs” I’d routed all the ground…