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Van's RV-10 Construction
Finally a Site Update
December 7, 2005
It has been 6 months. The wings are 90% complete. I still have to run the electric, proseal the fuel level floats and rivit the bottom skin. These tasks will wait until later. I have started work on the fuselage. Front floor boards are in, the tail cone is attached, and I have created some access panels for the rear seat and baggage compartment floor panels. Details and photos are in the construction log in the wing and fuselage sections.
Quickbuild Wings and Fuselage are Here
They arrived July 11, 2005
Started on Empennage Attach (May 20, 2005)
QB Wings & Fuselage Will Ship Soon
In typical Van's. fashion my quickbuild wings and fuselage will be ready early, a month early. Now I have motivation to get the empennage attach step complete. I have been spending all this time setting up the workshop and getting tools.
Alexander Technical Center Quick Start Program (April 22, 2005)
In 14 days I finished the empennage kit. Long days and a lot of work. Now I have the skills to complete the aircraft and I probably saved at least 6 to 9 months of construction time. Photos of the 14 days are in the construction log here. I was at the tech center from April 22 through May 5. I packed all the kit componets up in the back of my SUV and a large U-Haul tralier and drove back to New Jersey. Now I have to set up the shop and buy my tools. One advantage of the quick start program is that you can try out all the tools by many different manufactures so you can make an informed decision on what you need.
Order Placed (March 21, 2005)
Today I ordered the Empennage kit along with the Quick Build Wings and Fuselage from Van's. I am also scheduled to attend the Alexander Technical Center quick start empennage program starting April 21. The empennage kit will be shipped directly to Alexander. The QB wings and fuselage are have a 12 week lead time. They are scheduled to be shipped in August.
Wing Tips with Archer Nav Antennas
See how I installed them in the Wing Tip section of the construction log.
Quickbuild Wings & Fuselage are Here
They arrived July 11, 2005. Delivered by Pertain Transport.
If you need a wing stand in the Tips section there is information on the wing stand I constructed. It is a slight modification to the Tim Olson design
RV-10 Quick Start Empennage Program Alexexander Technical Center Builders Assistance
I completed the RV-10 Quickstart Tail Assembly Program at the Alexander Technical Center in Griffin, GA.
In 14 days I finished the empennage kit, including the tail cone.
Click here to see how it was completed.
RV-10 Builders Sites
- Tim Olson - The RV-10 Portal
- Mike Howe's Awesome Step by Step Construction Log
- William Curtis' N237VX
- Scott Schmidt & Ray Morris - Salt Lake City
- Aaron Sim's RV-10 Construction Log
- StephensVille - an adventure of epic proportions
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- Van's Aircraft
- VansAirForce
- Matronisc Email Lists
- AeroElectric Connection
- Experimental Aircraft Libray
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