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Matt Todhunter's RV-7 Project
Created on 2007-06-01 19:41:53 (#13069315), last updated 2009-12-09
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Basic Info| Name: | Matthew D. Todhunter |
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| Location: | Newnan, Georgia, United States |
BioMy name is Matt Todhunter and this is my build log for my RV-7. I am 28 years old and a mechanical engineer (Georgia Tech 2006), working for Chromalloy Georgia, a company that repairs and manufactures components for turbine engines. I am married to the most wonderful wife and have a chihuahua named Ish and a daughter on the way. I have been into cars, primarily Hondas, since age 15. I became interested in building my own airplane after getting invited to a fly-in at my boss' house and getting a ride in an RV-7A. I went home, sold all my project and collector cars, and had an empennage and tool kit within a month. I don't have a pilot's license, and don't know all that much about flying General Aviation, but I do know that the little that I have done, I have immensely enjoyed. I have never built an airplane before.
Milestones I've Reached So Far:
- 04-Jun-2007 - Ordering the empennage
- 19-Jun-2007 - Starting the empennage
- 24-Jun-2007 - Setting my first rivet on the aircraft
- 22-Jul-2007 - Completing the first major sub-assembly (HS)
- 16-Aug-2007 - Reordering parts that I messed up for the first time (Rudder)
- 15-Nov-2007 - Using Pro-Seal for the first time
- 12-Dec-2007 - Drilling lead for the first time
- 26-Dec-2007 - Ordering the wings
- 27-Jan-2008 - Riveted the rudder TE
- 29-Jan-2008 - Rolled the rudder LE
- 17-Feb-2008 - Began working on the dreaded trim tab
- 25-Feb-2008 - Began working on the wings
- 30-Jun-2008 - Finished deburring / straightening / fluting all the wing ribs
- 31-Jul-2008 - Started working on the right fuel tank
- 20-Oct-2008 - Closing the right fuel tank
- 16-Nov-2008 - Right wing reaches "quick build" status
- 29-Dec-2008 - Started working on the left wing
- 01-Sep-2009 - Closing the left fuel tank
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Empennage Hours: 188
Wings Hours: 269
Total Project Hours: 457
Note: I am logging man hours - if my dad and I work together for 1 hour, I log 2 hours.
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Build Cost
Tools: $4,499
Empennage: $2,234
Wings: $5,280
Prep, Primer, Paint: $228
Avionics, Instruments, etc.: $391
TOTAL: $12,632
Customer # 73089
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