Tag Archives: riveting
Elevator Trim Tab

The Dreaded Trim Tab

Posted on November 2, 2010 by in Elevator, Empennage

Fear and loathing while installing the elevator trim tab and servo.

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Brian Doing Something

Rudder Progress

Posted on July 1, 2010 by in Empennage, Rudder

With both stabs done, we begin work on the rudder.

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Drilling Rivets

Horizontal Stab Quality Control

Posted on April 20, 2010 by in Empennage, Horizontal Stab

We bring our Tech Counselor back in to inspect some bad rivets.

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Closing the Horizontal Stab

Posted on April 15, 2010 by in Empennage, Horizontal Stab

Our Tech Counselor visits and we make some headway on the stab.

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HS-707 Nose Rib Clecoed

Skin Riveting & Murphy’s Law

Posted on January 5, 2010 by in Empennage, Horizontal Stab

Mr. Murphy rears his ugly head, slowing progress a bit.

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Riveting the HS Spars

Posted on January 4, 2010 by in Empennage, Horizontal Stab

With priming done, we squeeze the first rivets in the HS spars.

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Shop Setup and Practice Kit

Posted on November 25, 2009 by in Planning

The airplane factory is officially up and running, so we try some sheet metal work.

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Riveting with a C-Frame

Posted on August 20, 2009 by in Knowledge Base

Wally Anderson demonstrates a backriveting technique using a C-Frame.

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Introduction to Rivets

Posted on June 12, 2009 by in Knowledge Base

EAA SportAir superhero Jack Dueck reviews the basics of driven rivets.

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EAA SportAir Workshop

Posted on May 2, 2009 by in Planning

Notes on EAA’s “Van’s RV Aircraft Assembly” SportAir Workshop.

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