Fuselage
Fuselage Priming Marathon
In an epic marathon day, and with the help from a ton of folks, I was able to get through priming of all the parts necessary for the final assembly. Read on for the details!
April 14, 2024
Workshop
Fuselage Deburring Days
The past week was back to the fuselage, which meant a whole bunch of deburring, and deburring and deburring. Quick update on the fuselage progress.
April 6, 2024
Wings
Left Wing Closeout
After finally getting back to RV-8 work, Sam and I got some good momentum back finishing closeout of the left wing. It’s nice to be back!
March 31, 2024
Wings
Pitot Tube Fitting and Test Install
I need to finalize the left wing interior before I can close out the skin. This post walks through the steps completed to get there.
December 8, 2023
Wings
Right Outboard Bottom Skin
In an epic 24 hours, Sam and I successfully cranked through the right outboard bottom skin. Read on for the details!
December 2, 2023
Wings
Prepping for Outboard Bottom Skins
A few things need to get done before riveting on the outboard bottom skins. In this post I’ll recap the work getting prepped.
November 27, 2023
Wings
Wing Wiring and Bottom Skins
November is gotten off to a better start with the some wiring activities and more bottom skin riveting. Lots of help from Sam, plus the experience from the right wing made the second time around a lot easier.
November 12, 2023
Wings
October Update
It was a slow month for RV-8 progress, but there was definitely some progress. Catch up in this quick recap post of October going’s on.
October 30, 2023
Velocity N7779X
Velocity Update #5: Starters, Injectors, and more!
Lots of Velocity updates since the last post. In this long and detailed post I review the upgrades, repairs, and reworks since June. Enjoy!
September 23, 2023
Wings
Wing Bottom Skins started!
It’s nice to get back to some progress on the RV-8, and in this post I’ll re-cap September activities moving towards a closed out wing!
September 17, 2023