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Mark:
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"Hey, the front skirt on your canopy is aluminum! Nice
job. How many tries did it take to get it right?"...
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Gary:
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"You know, I managed to get knock it out on the first
try."
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Mark:
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"You really did a nice job on the rear one, too."
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 Gary:
"Thanks. It took a little more work. I really wanted
to make it out of a single piece and avoid the gap you see on
most RV-4's. It involves quite a few more curves than the front.
A lot of work to get it to lay right against the fuselage all
the way around."
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Mark:
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"How did you manage to get your aileron gap seal on without
pop-rivets and not crease the skin?"
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Gary: "You know, I don't remember! (chuckle)
Seems like I riveted the seal to the main skin before
I riveted the main skin on the wing. Then I used a long
thin set in my rivet gun and back shot 'em. Did I mention
I've built the whole plane with a 4X rivet gun?"
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On to Airframe photos page 2
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Contents of the EAA Chapter
10 newsletter and these web pages are the viewpoints of the
authors. No claim is made and no liability is assumed, expressed
or implied as to the technical accuracy or safety of the material
presented. The viewpoints expressed are not necessarily those
of Chapter 10 or the Experimental Aircraft Association.
URL: http://www.eaa10.org/McNally/airframe1.htm
Revised:
Tuesday, November 20, 2001
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