I continued with priming preparations for the rest of the tail cone parts, namely the stiffeners, longerons and skins.
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| Ready to EkoEtch the stiffeners and longerons |
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| Stiffeners and longerons drying after EkoEtch prep |
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| Stiffeners and longerons all set to be primed |
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| Priming of stiffeners and longerons complete |
A couple of days later I prepped and primed the bottom and side skins. I also took time to prime the areas where top/side skins would be overlapping the side/bottom skins. I'll be priming the top skins at a later time.
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| EkoEtching the skins one at a time |
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| Bottom and side skins ready to be primed |
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| EkoPriming the skins later in the afternoon with temps around 70F |
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| Bottom and side skins primed and drying |
Primer used: longerons/stiffeners ~200g + 20g distilled water
skins ~250g + 25g distilled water
Dates: April 20 2023 - April 23 2023
RV-10 Build Total Time: 358.9 hours
Priming Total Time: 41.2 hours (not included in build time totals)
