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pgroell
Class G
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Joined: Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:46 am
Location: France
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Post by pgroell »

Have a look here :

http://www.notreavion.net

We're building a RV7A.
And you could try to improve (learn) french as the website comes in two flavors.

Pascal
Wings in progress
Pascal GROELL
Almost at first flight
RV-7A #72588
www.notreavion.net

Spike
Chief Rivet Banger
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Joined: Thu Oct 14, 2004 8:40 pm
Location: Baltimore, MD
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Post by Spike »

Done, and welcome!! Good to see a new member, especially from another continent :thumbsup:
http://www.rivetbangers.com - Now integrating web and mail!
Current Build: 2 years into a beautiful little girl

John Courte
Class G
Posts: 27
Joined: Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:44 pm
Location: KSMO

Post by John Courte »

http://stjohn.openbar.com/airplane

go back a couple of months for pics.. Camera's had a flat battery since June.

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rv6ejguy
Class G
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Joined: Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:17 pm
Location: Calgary, Canada
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Post by rv6ejguy »

The site for my completed RV6A http://www.sdsefi.com/air9.html

For my -10 under construction http://www.sdsefi.com/air46.htm
Ross Farnham

Flying RV6A turbo Subie
Building RV10 twin turbo Subie

Spike
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Post by Spike »

Thanx Ross, Ill add them to the builder's resources.
http://www.rivetbangers.com - Now integrating web and mail!
Current Build: 2 years into a beautiful little girl

airguy
Class E
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Joined: Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:41 pm
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Post by airguy »

Wow - old thread, time to resurrect it.

I'm building a 9A in W. Texas, slowbuild. Currently working on the fuel tanks.

http://websites.expercraft.com/airguy/
Greg Niehues
Midland, TX
RV9A - finishing - 90% done, 90% to go
http://websites.expercraft.com/airguy/
Building a 9A with too much fuel and too much engine - should drop dead any minute now. :roll:

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cjensen
Whiskey Victor
Posts: 5275
Joined: Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:36 pm
Location: Green Bay, WI

Post by cjensen »

Good to see ya here Greg!

8)
Chad Jensen
Missing my RV-7...
Vertical Power support
920.216.3699
http://verticalpower.com

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JohnR
Class B
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Joined: Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:22 pm
Location: Iowa

Post by JohnR »

Greg, Welcome to Rivetbangers. You will find a good group of enthusiast here.

:welcome:
JohnR
RV-7A - Fuselage - SOLD, just not supposed to be
Numbers 6:24 - The LORD bless thee, and keep thee

Spike
Chief Rivet Banger
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Location: Baltimore, MD
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Post by Spike »

Welcome, glad to have you :mrgreen:
http://www.rivetbangers.com - Now integrating web and mail!
Current Build: 2 years into a beautiful little girl

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smittysrv
Class D
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Joined: Sat Sep 03, 2005 7:10 am
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Post by smittysrv »

Welcome Pascal!

I can read your entries on your constructions now! Check out:

http://www.freetranslation.com/

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f14rio
Class G
Posts: 38
Joined: Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:15 am
Location: Normal, IL
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Post by f14rio »

Spike... I would imagine you already got my website through my signature.. but if you haven't here it is:

http://www.rv7x.com

Thanks!
Larry Enyeart
RV-7 N907LJ
Status-Fuselage
Website: http://www.rv7x.com

matt_sturgis
Class G
Posts: 13
Joined: Sat Apr 04, 2009 12:36 am
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Post by matt_sturgis »

www.mattsairplane.com

Just starting out with my -7
RV-8
Wings on the way.
www.mattsairplane.com

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cjensen
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Location: Green Bay, WI

Post by cjensen »

:welcome: to RB Matt! I like the setup of your site...very nice! Congrats on getting started...you'll LOVE this building thing!

8) 8)
Chad Jensen
Missing my RV-7...
Vertical Power support
920.216.3699
http://verticalpower.com

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BSwayze
Class C
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Joined: Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:15 am
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Post by BSwayze »

Matt,

Welcome to the greatest hobby on earth! Nice website, too! I looked at all your photos and your progress. Great job! Mind if I offer a couple of minor suggestions?

Conventional technique for aircraft riveting is to put the factory manufactured head of the rivet on the thinner of the two pieces being riveted together, whenever possible. I'm not suggesting that you drill out all those rivets on your HS spar, but it's something to keep in mind going forward.

One of the most common things seen with a new builder is under-dimpling. Under-dimpling results in those large shallow depressions around each dimple, kind of like a big moon crater. You see them when the reflection of the light is just right. The way to flatten them out and get a nice crisp, flush dimple is to screw the ram on your DRDT dimpler down some more. Mine hits or "bottoms out" before the arm is even pushed all the way down, even BEFORE any aluminum part is inserted for dimpling. When I'm dimpling, you can actually see the big beam deflecting or bending up a bit under all the pressure. That's what you want. I hit each hole twice; once to form the dimple and I "slam" it down the second time to really form and shape the dimple. I'm getting awesome results this way. Experiment with this on some scrap. You'll see the difference.

My first technical counselor visit revealed all of this to me, because I was doing the same thing... under dimpling everything I was doing. I wish I had known sooner, because my horizontal stabilizer might look a little nicer today. The rest of my dimples since then look great.

Good luck on the project... and have fun! You'll find a great bunch of guys here eager to help you and encourage you along the way.

Bruce
Bruce Swayze
Portland, Oregon
http://www.BrucesRV7A.com
RV-7A Working on Firewall Forward

Bob Barrett
Class C
Posts: 625
Joined: Sat Nov 13, 2004 8:37 pm
Location: Sartell MN

Post by Bob Barrett »

Welcome! I am located in Sartell,Minnesot just North of St. Cloud, Minnesota, which is named after St. Cloud France. I have completed my RV-6A and hope to have my test pilot come back from Florida and fly it in the in early May. The test pilot winters in Florida and won't come back until it warms up. Again welcome to the site and hope to meet you sometime!

matt_sturgis
Class G
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Post by matt_sturgis »

Thanks guys for the welcome!!

Chad,

I found your site along with Mike B's a while go. Both sites helped me finally take the plunge! I also used them as a good way to show my wife just what I was getting in to.

Bruce,

Thanks for the great advice! I'm glad you gave it when you did, since I am just about to skin the HS. I will redimple everything a second time with the DRDT.

BTW, if any one is wondering. The header photo on my site of the runway, was taken while landing in Manzanillo, Mexico (camera on a mini tripod with the timer set.) Being parallel to the beach, you get some crazy crosswinds!!
RV-8
Wings on the way.
www.mattsairplane.com

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cjensen
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Post by cjensen »

Good deal Matt! Glad you were able to get started!

Keep us posted with you progress with pics, and ask any question you need to!

8) 8)
Chad Jensen
Missing my RV-7...
Vertical Power support
920.216.3699
http://verticalpower.com

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dons
Class C
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Joined: Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:28 pm
Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Post by dons »

Welcome Matt, you are really going to enjoy this process if you are like most people that start. Keeping at it for the long haul is the challenge.

What Bruce said is so right. I too way under dimpled my HS, but after figuring out how to work the DRDT-2, I did drill out every rivet, do the dimpling again, and put it back together, took a weekend total. Here is something I wrote that backs up what Bruce says above with a couple of pictures.

Using the DRDT-2
Don Sinclair
CYKF
RV-7A (Fuselage)

matt_sturgis
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Post by matt_sturgis »

dons wrote:Welcome Matt, you are really going to enjoy this process if you are like most people that start. Keeping at it for the long haul is the challenge.

What Bruce said is so right. I too way under dimpled my HS, but after figuring out how to work the DRDT-2, I did drill out every rivet, do the dimpling again, and put it back together, took a weekend total. Here is something I wrote that backs up what Bruce says above with a couple of pictures.

Using the DRDT-2
Thanks Don,

Your write up is very helpful. Can you tell me more about the scale you attached to your DRDT-2?
RV-8
Wings on the way.
www.mattsairplane.com

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