{"id":4314,"date":"2020-02-20T19:56:22","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T18:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rv-7.dk\/?p=4314"},"modified":"2020-02-23T19:44:20","modified_gmt":"2020-02-23T18:44:20","slug":"aft-fuselage-skin-cowling-brackets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rv-7.dk\/?p=4314","title":{"rendered":"Aft fuselage skin & Cowling brackets"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have had a couple of productive weeks.
\nFirst, I prepared the aft fuselage skin for riveting, and had my trusted ol’ riveting buddy Bent help bucking the rivets.
\nThanks again, Bent! \ud83d\ude42
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We also riveted on the static ports..
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I then prepared a bunch of parts for primer and paint: the cowling brackets & spacers and aft window retaining strips.
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I then primed and painted the parts…
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…I also painted the aft window edges, and the area of the aft window covering the roll bar reinforcement channel.
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Meanwhile my Camloc order from Aircraft Spruce arrived.. \ud83d\ude00
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I also spent an hour finishing the battery box retainer bar.
\nFirst I measured out the bolt holes and outer lightening hole locations..
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…then used a rivet spacing fan to mark the rest of the lightening holes.
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I used a stepdrill in my drill press to make the lightening holes..
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The finished product!\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Another thing i have been postponing for too long, was the fuel vent lines in the forward fuselage.
\nThey took som time to fabricate, but are finally done.
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\u00a0 \u00a0 I also prepared the mount for my combined COM\/GPS antenna. I love the design of this antenna.. \ud83d\ude42
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