After learning to fly I've decided to build my own aircraft as my 'what next' challenge and have decided to construct the latest offering from Van's Aircraft based in the States - The RV-12 a rotax powered 2 seater made of aluminium let the fun begin... More images online at http://www.build12.co.uk
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Building a box of bits
Another three and a half hours in the workshop this afternoon working on metal preparation for the tail cone and tonight I only have 2 skins to prepare then I can prime the metal ready for assembly.
One thing I did today that has been an issue before was countersinking and I'm happy with the results having taken my time and made sure surfaces were level so this time around no mistakes which has to be a good thing as the bulkhead looks like an expensive part.
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