Fuselage

Got started on the first step in building the RV-7 fuselage yesterday. Following the plans on Drawing #19 I had to take a piece of heavy aluminum to build these mounts for the firewall. I took some time to measure and draw all the lines and angles on the stock. Then I used a band saw to cut it all out. Once I had it roughed out I used my belt sander to true it up.

Today's time: 3 hrs

Fuselage: 9 hrs

Wings: 148 hrs

Empennage: 195 hrs

Total time on project: 352 hrs