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This is the last entry for this gallery and I will open a new one for the wings kit

fiinished the elevator trims and with that the empennage kit at this stage

The Tailcone is ready for inspection. I am finishing now the trims.

The afterdeck is riveted and the topskin is clecoed to the frame and stiffeners

The skins are riveted. I managed to do this by myself so far but I found 4 rivets where I will require some help.

The tailcone is comming together. But it looks like I will need another pair of hands since I can´t reach some rivets.

All parts are primed now. I started riveting, today. I am working now 10 hours a day, yes I took vacation to complete the tailcone in time.

I started to prime the parts. In other words the majority of deburring, dimpling and scuffing is done.

Now the "boring" work started. Deburring, dimpling / countersinking of all the holes which I drilled before. I need to be finished with the tailcone this week, because the wings will be delivered end of the month.

My parents viseted my workshop for the first time

I made good progress on the tailcone

It was a great day I went flying in the early afternoon and spend the evening in the workshop.

Lots of progress on the tailcone as you can see!

I finished the left elevator, i ran out of plindrivets so the right elevator will be finished once I receive them. The trims still need to be completed I need tank sealant to proceed.

To keep the momentum and make use of the waiting time I started with the tailcone.

I glued the trailing edges of the elevator with tank sealant

HORIZONTAL STABILIZER

and

RUDDER ARE FINISHED

Much progress on the Elevators

I started to rivet the skin to the structure.

I uploaded the YAK-18T videos. Check out the Movie section (quicktime required)

I continued to work on the elevator

Vacation in Lithuania

YAKOVLEV YAK-18T demo flight

Visiting YAK maintenance companies

HORIZONTAL STABILIZER

ready for inspection.

Started the ELEVATOR

I started to rivet the skins to the frontspar assembly.

Assembly of the Horizontal Stabilizer started

HS assembly matchdrilled. Both skins deburred and dimpled, ribs and stiffeners deburred, dimpled, scuffed and primed

Horizontal Stabilizer ready for match drilling

Weekend trip to Europes biggest Fly-In

Tannkosh 2006

I finished priming and riveting the HS spars

My wifes first flight lesson

Weekend trip to Locarno (LSZL)

I also started with the horizontal stabilizer today.

Today I completed the rudder, it is ready for inspection now.

Back riveting rudder stiffeners. Glueing the rudder trailing edge

I primed all rudder parts and riveted the bottom rib

The Vertical Stabilizer is completed VS.

Structure is completed. Started to rivet the skin. My building advisor checked my work and I got the go ahead to close the VS.

Priming of the Vertical stabilizer completed and first rivets set.

As promised here are some pictures of my new workshop

Good News! I managed to find a workshop which meets my requirements. Will add pictures once I move in.

Started with the rudder and made a lot of progress. VS is ready for priming and riveting.

Matchdrilled the skin to the VS skeleton and started to dimple

IClecoes the spars and ribs of the vertical stabilizer

Started to build the vertical stabilizer

Here the two crates arrive after a long air travel all the way from Vansaircraft, Aurora, Oregon to lovely Zurich, Switzerland

I finished my workbench

I finally did it, and ordered via fax the empennage kit of my RV-10

Visiting Vans Aircraft at Aurora Airport in Oregon, USA

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06.12.06	This is the last entry for this gallery and I will open a new one for the wings kit
05.12.06	fiinished the elevator trims and with that the empennage kit at this stage
03.12.06	The Tailcone is ready for inspection. I am finishing now the trims.
29.11.06	The afterdeck is riveted and the topskin is clecoed to the frame and stiffeners
24.11.06	The skins are riveted. I managed to do this by myself so far but I found 4 rivets where I will require some help.
23.11.06	The tailcone is comming together. But it looks like I will need another pair of hands since I can´t reach some rivets.
22.11.06	All parts are primed now. I started riveting, today. I am working now 10 hours a day, yes I took vacation to complete the tailcone in time.
21.11.06	I started to prime the parts. In other words the majority of deburring, dimpling and scuffing is done.
20.11.06	Now the "boring" work started. Deburring, dimpling / countersinking of all the holes which I drilled before. I need to be finished with the tailcone this week, because the wings will be delivered end of the month.
2.11.06	My parents viseted my workshop for the first time I made good progress on the tailcone
21.10.06	It was a great day I went flying in the early afternoon and spend the evening in the workshop. Lots of progress on the tailcone as you can see!
15.10.06	I finished the left elevator, i ran out of plindrivets so the right elevator will be finished once I receive them. The trims still need to be completed I need tank sealant to proceed. To keep the momentum and make use of the waiting time I started with the tailcone.
07.10.06	I glued the trailing edges of the elevator with tank sealant
29.09.06	HORIZONTAL STABILIZER and RUDDER ARE FINISHED Much progress on the Elevators
18.09.06	I started to rivet the skin to the structure. I uploaded the YAK-18T videos. Check out the Movie section (quicktime required)
11.09.06	I continued to work on the elevator
14. - 18.08.06	Vacation in Lithuania YAKOVLEV YAK-18T demo flight Visiting YAK maintenance companies
12.08.06	HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ready for inspection. Started the ELEVATOR
11.08.06	I started to rivet the skins to the frontspar assembly.
29.7.06	Assembly of the Horizontal Stabilizer started
26.7.06	HS assembly matchdrilled. Both skins deburred and dimpled, ribs and stiffeners deburred, dimpled, scuffed and primed
19.7.06	Horizontal Stabilizer ready for match drilling
14.7. - 16.7.06	Weekend trip to Europes biggest Fly-In Tannkosh 2006
13.7.2006	I finished priming and riveting the HS spars
1.7.2006	My wifes first flight lesson
10.-11.06.´06	Weekend trip to Locarno (LSZL)
04.06.2006	I also started with the horizontal stabilizer today.
04.06.2006	Today I completed the rudder, it is ready for inspection now.
25.05.2006	Back riveting rudder stiffeners. Glueing the rudder trailing edge
21.05.2006	I primed all rudder parts and riveted the bottom rib
20.05.2006	The Vertical Stabilizer is completed VS.
18.05.2006	Structure is completed. Started to rivet the skin. My building advisor checked my work and I got the go ahead to close the VS.
09.05.2006	Priming of the Vertical stabilizer completed and first rivets set.
2.05.2006	As promised here are some pictures of my new workshop
22.02.2006	Good News! I managed to find a workshop which meets my requirements. Will add pictures once I move in.
18.02.2006	Started with the rudder and made a lot of progress. VS is ready for priming and riveting.
24.01.2006	Matchdrilled the skin to the VS skeleton and started to dimple
22.01.2006	IClecoes the spars and ribs of the vertical stabilizer
17.01.2006	Started to build the vertical stabilizer
13.12.2005	Here the two crates arrive after a long air travel all the way from Vansaircraft, Aurora, Oregon to lovely Zurich, Switzerland
9.-10.12.2005	I finished my workbench
27.11.2005	I finally did it, and ordered via fax the empennage kit of my RV-10
2.11.2005	Visiting Vans Aircraft at Aurora Airport in Oregon, USA