Welcome to our RV-7A blog! There are many discussions to come, they just need to be compiled from several years of construction. What follows is a listing of some of the topics I plan to discuss here. They are in no particular order, just the order in which I came up with them. There will be many more that have yet to be listed!
Torque striping
Brake line relief bends
Brake master cylinder springs
AN flare fitting torque
Lycoming "driving torque"
Tapered NPT thread torque and sealant
Oil cooler hose fittings
Fuel tank sealant - other uses
CHT probes
Instrument panel design
Vertical Power VP-X
Fixed pitch vs. Constant speed propeller on RVs
Engine control lever brackets
Landing gear nut cotter pins
So many nutplates
Blast tubes
Baffle seals
Use of AKZO Nobel primer
Do it yourself paint job
Heat shrink tubing
Soldering vs. crimp on splices
D-sub pin crimping
Firesleeve material uses
Magneto ignition lead routing
Wire lacing
Firewall cable sealant
EGT probe location
Precision machining of parts
Crankcase breather tube
Adelle clamps
Electrical terminal boots
Engine ground wire
Lycoming engine configuration change (C/S to fixed pitch)
Lighting (position, strobe, landing lights)
Oil sump quick drain
Finished subassemblies
Corrosion protection for quickbuild wings (CorBan 23)
An attempt at paint finishing
Climate control in your shop
Zinc chromate primer
UHMW tape
Magnetic compass
Dynon ADAHRS
Lycoming fuel delivery manifold ports
Fuel flow sender
Engine temperature limits
Cruise power chart for fixed pitch propeller installation
Transition training
Flap setting choices
Panel switch labeling
Aero Graphics striping and N number
Equipping for IFR flight
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