At this point in the build everything that can
be worked on to continue assembly of the RV-12 seemingly requires something to
be primed. The rudder pedal assembly receives a wiring bracket during
instillation … that bracket needs to be primed. The electrical connectors for
the wings need to have their mounting brackets and cover plates primed so the
connector instillation can be completed. The side skins could be installed now
but one of the stiffeners that mates with the side skins needs to be primed.
To complete the wiring to the instrument panel, the
tail cone needs to be installed so the electric trim motor wires can be run through
the fuselage up to the panel … but I’ve
been dragging my feet on that knowing there has been a modification in the
works for the tail cone at Van’s. That modification was just released earlier
in the week and was immediately ordered by the DOG Aviation procurement
department. That modification, which will be discussed in the coming days, consists
of a stiffener rib that will be installed in the tail cone … of course, the rib
also needs to be primed.
All roads lead to primer. That being the case, headed
up to the hangar and retrieved most all of the parts that need primed except fuel tank components. Figure it’s
time to deburr and prep a bunch of parts for primer to make the hassle of cleaning
the HVLP spray gun worthwhile. Looks like the next few days will consist of
deburring and preparing parts for a primer session later next week after the monsoons end.
Parts needing to be primed. Foreground left are
parts holding up progress, foreground right are parts separated today on the
band saw ready for deburring. Background is mostly cover panels and flooring
ready for deburring.