Dana - have you been keeping tabs on the hours invested to this point - be interested in what's its taken so far. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dana Overall" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 7:17 AM Subject: KR>It's Friday...My factory:-)
> Sorry general, subject line just a play on words. > > Since I just reformatted the hard drive on this computer I don't have all my > software loaded so I can't take a pic today but this one shows one just for > fun. I couldn't resist clecoing on the aft skins. I checked the canoe > (Van's calls it a canoe, not a boat) as is using a smart level. Prepunched, > out of the box, no jigs, sitting on false gear legs inserted in center carry > through, without twist removing rear deck piece installed, the fuselage from > front to back is 2/10 of a degree off. I put a bubble level on it and > couldn't see the 2/10 so I'm going with the bubble level and saying it is > dead on:-) Seriously, I don't know if I can clamp, drill and rivet to > within 2/10 of a degree that twist deck piece.........but I'll try!! > > It has been two months tomorrow since I got my fuselage kit in a box. Now > remember, this is the slow build. Heck when I sat in my fuselage for the > first time last week, I felt like dancing naked in the shop.........all > except for all those alum pubes all over the place:-) Isn't it amazing the > little things that generate so much satisfaction as we get older?? > > Anyway, here is a shot of the factory assembly line. > > http://rvflying.tripod.com/fus5.jpg > > > > Dana Overall > 1999 & 2000 National KR Gathering host > Richmond, KY > RV-7 slider/fuselage, Imron black, "Black Magic" > Finish kit ordered!! Buying Instruments. Hangar flying my Dynon. > http://rvflying.tripod.com > do not archive > > _________________________________________________________________ > Need more e-mail storage? Get 10MB with Hotmail Extra Storage. > http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html >
