Mar 22, 2023     Hinges for lower cowl - (3.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage

Starting to work on the cowl by securing the lower hinges.

  Mar 22, 2023     Roll Bar - (3.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage

Securing the roll bar to the fuselage.

  Mar 08, 2023     Assembled rear bulkhead       Category: Fuselage

Put together three pieces, test fitting but not riveting

  Mar 08, 2023     F1202 B firewall panelbase Category: Fuselage

Attached to the front of the fuselage

  Mar 08, 2023     Attaching the rollbar       Category: Fuselage

Rollbar attachment

  Mar 01, 2023     canopy rib - (3.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage

clecoing the canopy rib assemblies

  Mar 01, 2023     flap crank - (3.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage

securing the flap crank assembly

  Mar 01, 2023     roll bar - (3.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage

deburring the roll bar

  Feb 22, 2023     Sealing the Deal (Deal = Firewall) - (3.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage

This week in Aerolab, teams came together to attach their separately assigned parts to the RV7, marking our overall progress. As Aerolab was split into teams, one team applied the fuel tank sealant to firewall penetrations for the fuel line. Another team was match-drilling the door handles on the outer frame, while the other is seen adding stiffeners to the RV7 rudder. The final team was countersinking the rollbar, which is the frame for the RV7 and where the plexiglass will be placed.

  Feb 08, 2023     2/8/23 Assorted Projects! - (3.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage

Today we began assembling the flight controls, installed the panel base for the upper firewall, and fabricated a shim and drill-fitted it onto the rudder skeleton.

  Nov 02, 2022     Working on the airplane! - (3 hours)       Category: Fuselage

Coolest day of the class (in my opinion). We had a little field trip to the cable airport to see the cute yellow airplane. Many of us got to sit in it and took pictures. Then, prof Harris took off on it and went 150mph (I think) in a low pass to a rapid ascend. It was super cool and everyone was amazed. Then we came back and continued building the airplane.

Pic 0: Making rectangles! (making hinges)
Pic 1: Working on the lower fuselage
Pic 2: Assembling firewall
Pic 3: Assembling seat ribs

  Oct 12, 2022     Fuselage update - (3 hours)       Category: Fuselage

Photo 1: Small parts assembly by Raphael and Kyle
Photo 2: Luis deburring the seat ribs while Joe marks parts where plastic film will be removed.
Photo 3: Kirill, Shreya and Henry trying to figure out how to rivet a difficult piece on mid fuselage

  Sep 14, 2022     Fuselage Updates - (3 hours) Category: Fuselage

Rollover structure & forward lower fuselage structure were being happily assembled on this day!