Howdy Ya'll Do what yer' Momma said... Go Play! Navigation Homepage Log Search RV How-to Videos RV TOOLS & BOOKS! Places to FLY your RV! RV Help 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 Completed RV-9's 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	Fuselage Plumbing 1/25/2010 - Time to start the Fuselage Plumbing! I haven't been looking forward to this part. Mainly because the only experience I've had with any type of metal tubing was running copper water lines in the houses that my Father and I have built over ... read more 1/26/2010 - Trial fit of the Andair Fuel Switch While I'm waiting for my ... read more 1/29/2010 - Started on the Fuel Vent Lines I didn't have a lot of time work this afternoon, so I decided to start work on the vent lines. After installing the elbow fitting on the fuselage, I decided that rather than wrestling with a hunk of p ... read more 1/31/2010 - Time to finish up the fuel vent lines The Romex pattern thing won't work here. So I just decided to grab the roll of tubing and go for it. First I made the "go-around" bends where the rudder cable goes thru the bulkhead. Then I put in the ... read more 2/3/2010 - Started on the Brake Lines I thought the fuel vent lines were tough, but the brake lines win the boobie prize for being the biggest pain in the arss. I started out by going in through the middle section under the fuel switch, b ... read more 2/4/2010 - Installed the right brake line Time for the right brake line. Just as I did for the left brake line, I put a flare and the fittings on the end where the tubing connects to the right gear fitting. Then I started feeding the line thr ... read more 2/6/2010 - Ran the fuel line from the switch to the facet pump I saved this run for last because I knew it would the easiest to do. I only had to do a gentle bend at the end to connect the 3/8 inch fuel line to the 90 degree fitting on the facet pump. ... read more 2/12/2010 - A new record! Over 11 inches of snow in North Texas! My kiddo is loving this! ... 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. This is website is owned and published by OpenAirNet, Inc. © 2015. All rights reserved.	Cool Stuff