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Rear window holes are done. Roll bar tapped and top skins dimpled.
All rear window holes have been countersunk. Just have to get the leading edge trimmed to the tape line, beveled, and smoothed.
Canopy latch and latch handle installed.
A nice warm day for drilling plexiglass. I did this a bit differently than called for in the plans. Here, the rear window has been drilled to #40 around its perimeter.
On the workbench, I opened all of the holes in the rear window first to #36 and then to #27.
The roll bar holes have all been drilled out to #36. Tomorrow, they’ll all be tapped 6-32.
The RV-14A panel in progress at SteinAir, Inc. Looking good…
Roll bar, brace, and stiffeners painted.
Stick link pushrod primed.
Forward and mid elevator pushrods deburred & awaiting drilling for their rod end fittings tomorrow.
Roll bar and brace riveted in place.
Last bit of the side skins ready to rivet now that the roll bar is in place.
Last side skin stiffener ready to rivet.
Roll bar, brace, stiffeners, and side skins now fully riveted.
