7 Echo Charlie

Build log for N437EC, a Van's Aircraft RV-14A kit plane

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Build Hours

SectionHours
6 - Vertical Stabilizer - Done15.5
7 - Rudder Assembly - Done36
8 - Horizontal Stabilizer - Done58
9 - Elevator Assembly - Done72.25
10 - Aft Fuselage - Done85
11 - Empennage Attach 7
12 - Empennage Fairings0
13 - Main Spar30.75
14 - Wing Ribs50.25
15 - Rear Spar24.25
16 - Top Skins21.25
25 - Fuse Bulkheads - Done31
26 - Mid-use Lwr Structure - Done32.5
27 - Firewall - Done21
28 - Fwd-fuse Lwr Structure - Done30.5
29 - Fwd-fuse Sides - Done93.25
30 - Aft Fuse Attach - Done16.75
31 - Fuel System - Done7
32 - Baggage Area - Done24.5
33 - Rudder & Brake Systems - Done20.5
34 - Flap Motor - Done8
35 - Upper Fwd Fuselage - Done43
36 - Aileron & Elevator Systems - Done22.25
37 - Roll Over Structure - Done15.75
  • Aft Fuselage,  Build Log,  Empennage

    Airplane Parts, Assemble!

    September 9, 2019 / No Comments

    Now that most of the parts have been primed it’s finally time to get to the fun part: assembly! I only got a couple of hours in tonight, but that was enough to get the bulkheads and one of the…

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    Prime Day!

    September 8, 2019 / No Comments

    Prime day, indeed. But not the fun, frivolous-crap-arriving-at-your-door Amazon kind of prime day. Nay, this is the kind of soul crushing, toxic fume huffing, sweat lodge treatment you can only get from a full 10-hr day of priming in the…

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    Holy Deburring, Batman!

    September 5, 2019 / No Comments

    Not a whole lot of progress today. Some more fitting of parts, some deburring, etc. Nothing really exciting. My initial feeling is that this part of the build is going to go quickly; it’ll be interesting to look back on…

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    Aft Fuselage Begins

    September 3, 2019 / No Comments

    With the elevators all but finished, save the twelve blind rivets I’m going to have to install on the bottom of the left and right skins, I started on the aft fuselage. Right off the bat, the plans have you…

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