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whd721

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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:48 pm Post subject: RV9A Quickbuild

I have decided to start my RV with the empennage kit at Synergy Air.  Then I will start on the quickbuild fuselage in the garage, the empennage can be stored in the hangar.  After the fuselage then on to the finishing kit then firewall forward and finally the quickbuild wings.



Any comments?



A second question, I have found discussions on both a rolling platform and a rotissery frame.  Any pros on cons to either of these for a quickbuild fuselage?



Thanks in advance.

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whd721
RV9A
Beaverton, OR

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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 5:45 am Post subject: RV9A Quickbuild

Whd,



The key to success in building an RV (or any large project) is to do a 

little bit each and every day. Do whatever you think will encourage you to 

do so.



I think a rolling platform may have some advantages, if you can keep it 

stable when it isn't rolling. Can't comment on the ability to turn the 

fuselage upside down or whatever. I didn't use one and never thought I 

needed one. A friend used one and loved it. One item I would recommend is 

keep the fuselage nice and low for as long as you can. Once you have to 

build a platform to work on or stand on a stool it just complicates the 

process.



Mike

installing E/P mags

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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 5:50 am Post subject: RV9A Quickbuild

You don't really need either.  I just built a padded stand to go  

under the spar area that kept the bottom of the fusilage about 18  

inches off the floor and another for the tail area -- this seemed a  

convenient  height to work on things.  Later I put it on its gear and  

the padded stand worked as  a short walk way to place along side the  

plane for me to stand on while working before the wings were mounted.



good luck

dave

On Oct 12, 2007, at 10:48 PM, whd721 wrote:



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 I have decided to start my RV with the empennage kit at Synergy  

 Air.  Then I will start on the quickbuild fuselage in the garage,  

 the empennage can be stored in the hangar.  After the fuselage then  

 on to the finishing kit then firewall forward and finally the  

 quickbuild wings.



 Any comments?



 A second question, I have found discussions on both a rolling  

 platform and a rotissery frame.  Any pros on cons to either of  

 these for a quickbuild fuselage?



 Thanks in advance.



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 whd721

 RV9A

 Beaverton, OR





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bill(at)repucci.com
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 4:59 pm Post subject: RV9A Quickbuild

I built a rolling platform

(http://www.repucci.com/bill/things_to_consider.html#Roll%20Around%20Fus

elage%20Stand) when building my -9.  I found it useful because it

allowed me to position the fuselage when doing different tasks, such as

mounting the wings and tail.  However, I can easily see the advantage of

a rotating stand.  The one problem I see with the rotating stand is that

there were times when I wanted to work on the firewall and the rotating

stand might have been in the way.  The same could be said for the

fuselage sitting on a table, as mine did.  On distinct advantage to

having it on the platform is you can get in it to work, and that was

helpful when bolting the wings on.



Best of luck with your project.



Bill

www.repucci.com/bill/baf.html



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