Ivan's RV-7

Inventorying laser cut partsTimer icon0.5h

May 5, 2025

Today I looked through all of my wing parts to see which of them are laser cut.

I found that pretty much all the ribs (except maybe four ribs), tank baffles, and stiffeners are all laser cut.

The pile of laser-cut parts.

Waiting for Vans to start doing the replacements. It probably would take several months at the very least, maybe, even a year or more.

I think I am mostly finished with the fuselage for now. I cannot do the central tunnel because I need the fuel pump module and the fuel valve (I plan to use an electronic injection, so I need one of these duplex Andair valves).

For the forward, panel section, I need at the very least the after-market panel I want to use. Also, avionics so I can start thinking about the layout.

I don't want to buy any of that before I finish the wing, get the finishing kit, and start rebuilding the engine. But will see, if I will have nothing to do, I'll start installing at least some of the systems into the fuselage. For example, I can do antennas.

So, the next steps are probably going to be fitting the empennage, doing empennage fiberglass work, and waiting for the replacement parts for the wings.