Well, the fourth wing is finally painted and both top wings have "Cruiser Orange" stripes.
A little vision hiccup kept me out of the paint booth for about three months but all is well now.The stripes turned out nicely. We pulled the tapes at just the right time so the edges healed over nice and smooth.
The lower wings are hung , just waiting on the upper wing stripes to cure. Actually due to schedule conflicts, we likely won't hang the upper wings before late next week. No matter, there are plenty of details to look after. My hangar buddy and friend Tom Dubes (that's his RV4 in Team AeroDynamics livery in the background) has been a tremendous help keeping the fires burning while I was down for maintenance.
Much has been accomplished since my last report Mostly by Tom with me helping a little.
- The elevator and rudder controls rigged
- Brakes topped up and pressure tested
- Fuel tanks flushed and leak tested.
- All avionics wiring completed and tested.
- Engine breather piping installed.
- Fuel tanks flow tested (again).
- Prop mounted.
- Primer pump installed.
- Belite fuel gauge for fuselage tank installed and wired. This uses the new pressure transducer which makes for a very easy installation.
The major items left to do include making and installing the wing root fairings and some re-work on the ailerons which don't fit to the standard of the rest of the airplane. We will likely wind up with a "matched hole" aileron kit as the result of the rework.
This is a very busy time with much progress being made on the Matched hole spar kit, welded fuselage kits, etc. I will post as often as I can find the time but it might be a little spotty.
