RV-8 Fuselage

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The Baggage Door.

Adjustable rudder pedals.

I decided to put in a parking brake.

I can sit in it and make airplane noises.

Is it a garage or a hanger now?

Installing the landing gear.

Installing the control column.

Installing the tail.

The rear baggage compartment.

Covering the flap motor.

Fuselage removed from the jig.

Fuselage removed from the jig.

(They made me put this one in to prove to their wives that they were actually here on a Sunday.

The gang from Chapter 839 after riveting the Fuselage.

You may get sick of this view by the time your done.

Inside the fuse while in the jig.

All drilled and clecoed.

Skinning.

Starting to skin the fuse.

Baggage compartment?.

Landing Gear Box.

Skelton in the Jig.

Skelton in the Jig.

Skelton in the Jig.

Skelton in the Jig.

Bulkheads set in Jig

The floor skelton.

Last Updated Oct. 30, 2000

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