JVL’s RV-14: Empennage, Aft Fuselage (Part 26)

This blog was created to memorialize the building process of my Van's Aircraft RV-14 and to satisfy the requirements for certification in the Experimental Amateur Built Aircraft category. It will also serve as a central location for ME to reference in the future on processes and techniques I used during the build. Additionally, it will allow my family, friends, and other interested builders the opportunity to follow along during my build…..and might be helpful to someone along the way.

Monday, July 31, 2017

Empennage, Aft Fuselage (Part 26)

Alright, I started putting rivets into the Aft Fuselage assembly. First, I taped off the holes that DO NOT get rivets at this point. Those rivet locations are in the picture below under the orange tape.

The first two pieces to get riveted were the F-01408 Bulkhead and the F-01486E Stiffener. The plans called for all the rivets set tonight to be AN426AD3-3.5.....ALL 146 of them.

Here is the same piece looking aft.....

The next four pieces were the F-01407 Bulkhead, F-01486D Stiffener, F-01486C-R Stiffener, and the F-01486C-L Stiffener.

This is the same assembly looking forward.....

Here are a few additional pictures after all six pieces were riveted together.

I backriveted all 146 rivets so far on the assembly. I will need to use a bucking bar to rivet the Bellcrank Assembly to the Bottom Skin because the Battery Angles won't allow the Back Rivet Set to sit square on the rivet.