Intro

My name is Taran I’m based in Sydney Australia and this is the build log for my Van’s Aircraft RV-7

The Van’s RV-7 is a 2 seater side by side all aluminium kit aircraft capable of high cruise speeds of up to 180 knots & economic cruise speed of approx 160 knots coupled with a low stall speed of about 50 knots.

The RV-7 is also fully aerobatic to the FAA aerobatic category standard of +6/-3G

For more info see the Van’s Aircraft website https://www.vansaircraft.com/rv-7/

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RH Leading Edge – Riveting

-Finished clecoing leading edge assy to spar -Drilled spar-rib holes that i’d previously missed, misdrilled 2x to #19 but waiting on van’s for a solution -Flipped wing upside down to make access easier -Riveted all spar-rib holes using lp4 blind…

RH Wing Leading edge assembly

-Removed unsatisfactory OB fwd upper 426 rivet & replaced with MK-319-BS blind rivet -Installed MK-319-BS blind rivets in the FWD most upper position due to difficulty satisfactorily setting the 426 rivets in those positions -Positioned & started clecoing leading edge…

RH Wing – Dimpling

-Countersunk spanwise spar holes -Riveted fwd most rib-spar holes -Dimpled all wing skeleton -Dimpled all ribs -Dimpled all skins -Dimpled 423 joint plate rivet holes only Manual Reference: 7-8, 7-9 Installed Removed Rivets Today 16 0 Wing Rivets 4028 76 Fuse…

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