G-HILZ.co.uk - the story of an RV8

Building - Fuselage

The fuselage and wings came from Van's in Oregon via the Phillipines.... We chose to build a 'quick build' kit, which means that a good proportion of the wings and fuselage have been built for you. This sounds good, and it is, but there is still a great deal of work to be done! We're sure that all builders have sat in the fuselage at this stage!

The story in photos


The fuselage came securely packed in a big box		We took it out of the box...

... and put it safely on the floor in the garage - note the fuselage stand mount.		Somethings, like fitting this skin, were easier to do with the fuselage on the floor

Others were easiest with it up on the stands - you can set it at any angle		The interior fuselage after painting

Of course we had to sit in it ....		... both of us ! And you've all done this too...!

G-HILZ.co.uk - the story of an RV8

Building - Fuselage

The story in photos

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