JVL’s RV-14: Empennage, Aft Fuselage (Part 39)

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.

Sunday, September 24, 2017

Empennage, Aft Fuselage (Part 39)

Today, I resumed riveting the Side Skins. The Skins will be riveted with a combination of AN426AD3-3.5, AD3-4, AD3-4.5, and AD 4-4 rivets. Here are the rivets around the access panel on the Left Side Skin. The holes with the orange tape are for nutplates and will be installed/riveted later.

This is the access panel on the Right Side Skin.....

I made pretty good progress today with the Side Skins. This is the Right Side Skin with rivets installed in the Longeron down to the first Stringer. (You can also see the Right Static Port)

This is the Left Side Skin with rivets installed in the Longeron down to the first Stringer. (You can see the Right Static Port)

This picture shows the shop head of a few rivets installed near the Left Static Port.