An RV-8 Build Log
Another Update on the Velocity….lots of work in a short time got the Velocity back to great flying shape. Just in time for Utah! Read on for hopefully the last Velocity update for a while!
It’s time for another Velocity update! A lot has happened since the last update….read on for a long post on all the goings on for my “other” plane.
Sam and I snuck away from the hangar for a few hours to go Visit Mike up in Santa Rosa. He just completed his RV-8 and graciously offered to let us check it out! Read on for the trip logs….
In two epic sessions James and I successfully turned the fuselage into official canoe status! Read on for the fun (and challenging) sessions.
Aft Fuselage coming together with more part prep and priming. Almost time to assembly to attach the tailcone to the Fwd Fuselage!
It was time to start working on the tailcone and in a couple sessions we got pretty close for priming time. Read on for a quick update…
It was time to join Fwd and Mid Fuselage structures! James came down and helped me in an efficient session of assembly.
Part prep, Skin Bending, and a whole lot of finagling is starting to make a fuselage! Check out the post for details on the very production sessions this past week.
Quick update post on progress. Fwd Fuselage Structure pre assembly work complete! Read on for photos.
Time to start putting together a Fuselage Canoe! Everything comes off the shelf to start building out the Fwd Fuselage Structure, culminating in the first of the Longerons. Read on for more detail…