Matt's RV-8 Project



Matt Dralle's RV-8 Project
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Date:  10-12-2008
Number of Hours:  4.00
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Brief Description:  Rollbar, Instrument Panel, and Fwd Skins - Part 1

Wow, its starting to look like a real airplane all of a sudden! Built up the instrument panel, and installed the rollbar. Trimmed the forward turtledeck skin and fabbed up the two baggage area stiffeners and then cleco'd and matched drilled to the fuselage bulkheads. Wow, that went quick! On the RV-4, that skin was basically just a square piece of metal that had to be cut to fit, then marked and drilled and that fit was if-y at best. This one fits on perfectly and all the holes lined up exactly! Amazing!
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Rollbar and Instrument Trial Fit

Rollbar and Instrument Trial Fit

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Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel

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Forward Skin Cut With Stiffeners

Forward Skin Cut With Stiffeners

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