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Arriving at Vans Aircraft
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RV-8 tail kit
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First parts for the RV-8
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DRDT Dimpler
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DRDT Dimpler
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Pneumatic Squeezer
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Tail spar rivets going in
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Horizontal Stab for RV-8
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RV-8 HS
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Vertical Stab for RV-8
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RV-8 VS
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RV-8 stiffeners
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Stiffeners being prepped
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Back Rivet plate
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Ready to fold the edge
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Homebuilt bending brake
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Squeezing the edge down
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bit more
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Brake mounted on bench
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Titanium bucking bar
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RV-8 Elevator parts
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One elevator done
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RV-8 elevator
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Bending the trim tab
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Tail parts almost gone
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RV-8 trim tab alingment
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Rolling the elevator LE
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RV-8 VS and Rudder
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Lead counterweights being glued in
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Glassing the HS tips