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Howdy Ya'll Do what yer' Momma said... Go Play! Disclaimer This website contains Affiliate Links. Please read the Disclosure for details. Navigation Homepage Log Search RV How-to Videos RV TOOLS & BOOKS! Places to FLY your RV! RV Related Videos! RV Resources Become a PILOT! RV-7/9 Drawings ID: Pswd: RV Construction Log Preparation Empennage - Horizontal Stabilizer (49:40) - Vertical Stabilizer (21:15) - Rudder (32:15) - Right Elevator (35:45) - Left Elevator (30:50) Wings - Inventory & Setup (9:30) - Left Wing Prep (54:30) - Left Fuel Tank (45:20) - Left Wing Skins (46:10) - Right Wing Prep (34:15) - Right Fuel Tank (47:50) - Right Wing Skins (40:15) - Ailerons (54:30) - Flaps (40:30) - Rods and ends (18:45) Fuselage - Fuselage Parts List - Inventory and Setup (7:15) - FireWall (14:30) - F-704 Bulkhead (13:25) - F-705 Bulkhead (14:20) - Other Bulkheads    and Longerons (17:30) - Tailcone (29:30) - Center Section (35:15) - Forward Section (52:40) - Forward Assembly (24:30) - Skins/Baggage Area (46:30) - Seats & Seat Floors (30:15) - Flaps & Gear Mounts (18:15) - Fuselage Plumbing (14:0) - Tail Feathers (16:35) - Front Deck/Firewall (58:50) Finish Kit - Electrical (57:30) - Electrical Part 2 (24:0) - Canopy (22:30) - Landing Gear (18:35) How I Did Stuff Pop-Rivet Dimpler 101 My Wing Jig My Wing Cradle Wing Cradle Mod Tilting Tank Jig Delrin Aileron Stops Nutplate Preparation Fiberglass 101 Save Your Skin! Events and News Aviation Events Aviation Events Around Texas Fun Places To Fly in Texas Aviation News RV Groups & Support Rivet Bangers Van's Air Force RV Information How to Land an RV Van's Aircraft RV Resources RV Photo Album RV-7/9A Drawings Nut & Bolt Torque Values Misc Goodies Fuselage Parts List How to Land an RV My Tools Fix a Heavy Wing Paint Possibilities	Vertical Stabilizer 10/17/2005 - Started work on the Vertical Stabilizer I clecoed the VS-808PP Spar Doubler to the VS-803PP Rear Spar. Then I clecoed on the rudder hinge brackets and drilled out the two missing holes in one of the brackets, using the holes in the spar cha ... read more 10/18/2005 - Final drilled the #40 holes in the Vertical Stabilizer skin I took a 4 inch thick foam mattress and cut out 2 pieces that fit between the clecoes on the side of the vertical stabilizer skin. This kept the clecos from hitting the workbench top while I worked on ... read more 10/19/2005 - Started drilling the Lightning Holes in the VS-808PP spar doubler I have drilled large holes in metal before, out at my hangar, running conduit throughout the infrastructure. So my first inclination was to use the traditional metal hole saws that have always worked ... read more 10/20/2005 - Finished drilling the lightning holes on the VS-808PP spar doubler The holes turned out nice on the spar doubler. I am starting to take the suggestions made on the Orndorff Videos with a grain of salt. My background in home construction kicks in every once in while a ... read more 10/21/2005 - Countersinked the reinforcement spar and dimpled rear spar After walking back and forth multiple times looking at the plans to make damn sure I was working on the right side of each spar, I started countersinking and dimpling the spars. I dimpled the main rea ... read more 10/24/2005 - Finished dimpling, sanding all of the VS parts I used my various grades of sponge type sanding blocks to get all of the edges rounded as suggested by Van's manual. Now I will rub all of the ribs and spars down with a Scotchbrite pad to get them re ... read more 10/26/2005 - Finished riveting the rear spar components together I was really smokin' on putting these rivets in using the Avery rivet squeezer until I got to the middle rivets on the bottom elevator brackets, just inside the elbow bend. I had to drill these two ri ... read more 10/27/2005 - Clecoed on the VS skin I finished riveting the ribs to the front spar but forgot to take a picture of it. All of the rivets went in easily except for the bottom ribs where they attach to the front spar. I just couldn't seem ... read more 10/28/2005 - Finished riveting the VS skin to the front spar and middle rib I started thinking that maybe I'm getting the hang of this riveting thing, slamming these rivets in one after another. Then I got to last rivet and screwed it up. Murphy strikes again. Get the Drill! ... read more HELP FOR THE HOMEBUILDER A website designed for Van's Aircraft Homebuilders, helping them find the information they need to build the most dynamic aircraft in the world. The "cover your butt" section This website was built to document the construction of an RV-9A in compliance with the FAA requirements needed to certify the aircraft. Any experiences and/or comments are by no means to be considered as instructions on how to build an RV-9A or any other aircraft. Please read our Disclosure for details. This is website is owned and published by OpenAirNet, Inc. © 2015. All rights reserved.	Cool Stuff