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Subject: | Re: RV-9 construction |
I am an RV-9A builder, testing my electrical plus developing my Flight Test
manual and preparing for the big inspection. You should not move to the
airport until you absolutely cannot do anything more in your garage. You
efficiency will reduce to about 10%. It will be very frustrating.
When the Empennage is complete store these pieces in your house, basement or
somewhere else. Be certain that you can get the horizontal stabilizer out
(it's very long assembled - 10 feet). If you have a "full size" single car
garage you can build almost everything in the garage.
When each wing is complete store it in the garage by suspending them from
the ceiling - you should have an area overhead that is 12 x 4 x 1 foot for
each wing below the ceiling.
You now have lots of space in your garage. You won't need to take these
pieces down until the fuselage is done and the canopy and motor/propeller
are finished - very late in your building program. You need the wings to
build the intersection fairings (which you could do after you are flying).
I bought the upper leg fairings - then finished and fitted them (plus the
wing intersection fairings as soon as the wings were installed - JUST PRIOR
TO HAVING THE AIRPLANE PAINTED in the pretty colours.
Good luck ERNEST KELLS - RV-A C-GKEL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alvin Jones" <ajones@dfn.com>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 8:42 PM
Subject: RE: RV9-List: RV-9 construction
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> From: "Carl Bell" <carlbell@gforcecable.com>
> Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:15:30 -0400
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>>I had my tools split between my hanger and home workshop and ended up
>>buying
>>2 of almost everything to stay productive. The wings and empennage can be
>>built it a pretty small space, just make sure you can get them out.
>>Anything is possible, but driving 40 miles there and back is pretty
>>unproductive time except for mind planning. I would go for it and get your
>>empennage and wings done, then make a decision of your fuselage based on
>>that experience. Good luck. Carl
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>>From: owner-rv9-list-server@matronics.com
>>[mailto:owner-rv9-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of William DeLacey
>>Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 12:17 AM
>>To: rv9-list@matronics.com
>>Subject: RV9-List: RV-9 construction
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>>I would like the groups opinion on my situation.
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>>I have had to move approximately 40 miles from my hangar.
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>>Would it be feasible to store the majority of the parts in the hangar and
>>bring a assembly at a time home to work on it. My shop is small but may
>>hold a fuselage or wing (s).
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>>Can you reasonably finish a major assembly at a time? Final assembly in
>>the
>>hangar would be easy, but, how far can you go before you have to be
>>working
>>on the whole to finish.
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>>I can measure the spaces, but do not know if the concept is workable. How
>>many extra hours would this add?
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>>Any opinions would be appreciated.
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