Taking Inventory

Michael August 27, 2012

Finally got a chance to open up the two boxes that comprise the empennage to my RV-8. A detailed inventory was taken and only one missing part was left out from the factory. Will seal these boxes back up for the transport to Chicago in October.

Total Time – 1921 Hours

Empennage Total – 218 Hours
Horizontal Stabilizer – 83 Hours
Elevators – 53 Hours
Vertical Stabilizer – 22 Hours
Rudder – 37 Hours
Fiberglass – 23

Wings Total – 534 Hours
Wing Structure – 216 Hours
Fuel Tanks – 135 Hours
Ailerons – 53 Hours
Flaps – 42 Hours
Wiring – 11
Fiberglass – 56
General – 23

Fuselage Total – 1171 Hours
Canopy – 124 Hours
Engine: 107 Hours
Cowl – 63 Hours
Firewall – 62 Hours
Firewall Forward – 16 Hours
Forward Section – 285 Hours
Center Section – 57 Hours
Seat Substructure – 27 Hours
Mid Fuselage – 131 Hours
Aft Fuselage – 186 Hours
Wiring – 113 Hours

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