Author: "dorandrew40" <dorandrew@...> Time: Thu Sep 4, 2003 3:44 am PDT Link
Hi everyone,
My name is Andrew and I have been working on an RV-4 for a few
years now. Cyber space is new to me,This is my first attempt at
meeting anyone for anything!
I have been doing sheetmetal work professionally as an A/P for
fifteen years. I would really like to help, and learn something new.
I have finnished the empenage and both wings (as far as i am taking
them at this time). I just started the fueslage.
Hope to here from some of you.
Andrew
Author: "Richard Griff" <rjgriff@...> Time: Thu Sep 4, 2003 8:34 am PDT Link
Welcome Andrew,
Your input and experience will be welcome here. I fly a low time RV-4 that I purchased and it is very enjoyable. At this stage in life I did not have the time to build. I will look forward hearing from you.
Richard
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From: dorandrew40
To: RV-4@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 8:19 PM
Subject: [RV-4] New guy on the block.
Hi everyone,
My name is Andrew and I have been working on an RV-4 for a few
years now. Cyber space is new to me,This is my first attempt at
meeting anyone for anything!
I have been doing sheetmetal work professionally as an A/P for
fifteen years. I would really like to help, and learn something new.
I have finnished the empenage and both wings (as far as i am taking
them at this time). I just started the fueslage.
Hope to here from some of you.
Andrew
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Author: "staart" <staart@...> Time: Thu Sep 4, 2003 5:42 pm PDT Link
Hi Andrew
I'm Randy in northern California. I built kit #1444, have helped others build and finish theirs. I worked on war birds for 5 years and I am now on my own. Please tell us all where you are so if anyone is near you they could see your project.
Just keep pounding those rivets.
Randy
----- Original Message -----
From: dorandrew40
To: RV-4@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 7:19 PM
Subject: [RV-4] New guy on the block.
Hi everyone,
My name is Andrew and I have been working on an RV-4 for a few
years now. Cyber space is new to me,This is my first attempt at
meeting anyone for anything!
I have been doing sheetmetal work professionally as an A/P for
fifteen years. I would really like to help, and learn something new.
I have finnished the empenage and both wings (as far as i am taking
them at this time). I just started the fueslage.
Hope to here from some of you.
Andrew
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Author: djmmfg@... Time: Fri Sep 5, 2003 5:21 am PDT Link
Hi Andrew
I have working on my RV4 for 3 years now and I have just started the fuselage
Where do you live
What's your phone number
I am in Carson City 775-885-0979
Dayton
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Author: "rv468" <smithfam@...> Time: Fri Sep 5, 2003 6:30 pm PDT Link
--- In RV-4@yahoogroups.com, "dorandrew40" <dorandrew@g...> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> My name is Andrew and I have been working on an RV-4 for a few
> years now. Cyber space is new to me,This is my first attempt at
> meeting anyone for anything!
> I have been doing sheetmetal work professionally as an A/P for
> fifteen years. I would really like to help, and learn something new.
> I have finnished the empenage and both wings (as far as i am taking
> them at this time). I just started the fueslage.
> Hope to here from some of you.
> Andrew
Andrew,
Just a couple tips I'll offer. My fuselage is now out of the jig -
close to being on gear.
1st tip: Build a spacer to hold the front and rear of F404 bulkhead in
proper position while building the fuselage. I used two pieces of
3/4" high-density particleboard with a cardboard spacer between them.
Not corrugated cardboard - the same type that is on the back of a
note pad. This brings the thickness to 1.26 (the same as the main
spar). Put the spar boltholes thru the wood and bolt everything
together. Use your splice plates and the actual spar bolts. Make
absolutely certain that the front and rear halves of the F404 bulkhead
don't shift out of position or everything will not line up when you
put your wings on. I bought my kit partially built. The fuselage had
been started. You guessed it - it took me about 140 hours over 4
months to rebuild and replace the F404 bulkhead. Oh yea, and a couple
hundred bucks of new parts.
2nd tip: I didn't rivet the forward side skins (F420) on before
removing from jig. I felt that it was rigid enough with the diagonal
riveted in. I'm very glad I did it this way. This leaves access to
the forward area to install rudder pedals, battery box, and a lot of
small things without climbing in and out of the fuselage constantly.
Hope this helps,
Cameron Smith
RV4 #68