Sindres RV-14A

Good progress on section 26. Every parts and skins is now primed and most of the structures are finished. Next now is to rivet everything together. Total time spent so far is 54 hours. Etching in progress with happy wife😁  First bunch of parts sprayed. Baggage ribs. Aft center section ribs. This is called Crotch Strap Assembly. Both Crotch Strap Assemblies completed. The outboard seat and baggage ribs has to be fluted because it's curved.  Quite easy as long as the instruction are followed (start in front). Start of section 26-07.  Section 26-07 to 26-09 completed. PS! It's important that the two out most ribs (F-01415) are clecoed correctly on the F-01404 bulkhead (inside of it). It might be difficult to fix later. This was something I read on another blog, and found that I had done it wrong initially. Peeling the plastic from the bottom skin. A broomstick works very well. I had the center bottom skin in...

Today section 25 was completed on approx 28 hours. All parts scuffed, cleaned and ready for priming. Finished. The aft bulkhead (F-01405A). Ready to rivet the side channels to the aft bulkhead. I almost made a mistake here as I initially had attached the bulkhead upside down. But I noticed because some rivets then would have been impossible to set. The bulkhead bar is bolted on. This is the aft bulkhead (F-01404) of the two center section bulkheads. And this is the forward center section bulkhead (F-01403). This is the area were the controls stick will be.

I completed the inventory process yesterday and found only 3 small errors. One nut missing, a small bag of rivets and I got two right sides of a pair of engine mount brackets. That's impressive with so many parts. Engine mount and under carriage. Section 25 I've started on the first fuselage section. As usual it starts with a lot of deburring and preparation of parts. A few pictures follows below. This is what section 25 consist of. Picking required parts for section 25. I'm glad I made a "storage system" during inventory, and noted the location on the packing lists (21 pages). Countersinking and nutplate riveting. This is one of the two main bulkheads where the wings is mounted to. The second is behind.