Category: Building a Vans RV-12

September 2018 Building

September 23, 2018 Building a Vans RV-12 No Comments
A new group of students have joined the TeenFlight Campbell River program. After an introduction to safety and hangar operations the group learned about working with sheetmetal used in aircraft construction. The group learned about the different types of rivets used to build the RV12 and then got to practice the skills…

March Building

April 11, 2018 Building a Vans RV-12 No Comments
More work on the engine cowl   The Bottom Engine Cowl is temporarily fastened together with clecos until the rivets are installed   The fibreglass Wheel Pants have to be trimmed for a tight fit and fasteners will be attached to hold the 2 halves together and to the supporting…

February 2018 RV12 Construction

March 4, 2018 Building a Vans RV-12 No Comments
The next phase of assembly on the RV12 is the Engine Cowling The Engine Cowl is a 2 piece design with an upper and lower half. Piano Hinge is used to secure the Cowling halves together and to the fuselage.   The Upper Engine Cowling has been trimmed and Oil…

Fuselage and Wing Progress

January 28, 2018 Building a Vans RV-12 No Comments
The TeenFlight Campbell River Crew has been making great progress since the winter break. The Aft and Centre Fuselage sections were joined together and the Wings were test fitted for the first time. The RV12 features removable wings. Small adjustments were made to the alignment blocks to make the Wings…

Building – Fall 2017

October 22, 2017 Building a Vans RV-12 No Comments
The Teenflight Campbell River crew started up again with the beginning of the new school year. When the summer ended, the firewall and center wing spar box was being assembled. Since then more bulkheads have been completed and the longerons have been bent. The Longerons run along the length of…

January Building

January 16, 2017 Building a Vans RV-12 No Comments
The wing kit has arrived and Campbell River TeenFlight 2 Group got right to work deburring and fluting The ribs and spars were then primed Keep checking back for more progress as assembly continues

November and December Building

December 20, 2016 Building a Vans RV-12 No Comments
The TeenFlight and TeenFlight2 Campbell River groups have been busy. The Empennage kit is quickly coming together for the new students as they learn new skills.   The original TeenFlight group has taken on a new challenge to rebuild and repair a donated Allegro LSA aircraft Looking for a new…

Taxi Testing

September 21, 2016 Building a Vans RV-12 No Comments
The TeenFlight Campbell River RV12 has now completed Taxi Testing to make sure that everything is ready for the first flight!         All systems were good except a small squeal from the Communication Radio. With the antenna adjusted the RV12 is all set for a first flight.…

RV12 Painting

July 7, 2016 Building a Vans RV-12 No Comments
The next task after a successful weekend in Campbell River was to finish painting the RV12 The Canopy is finally finished and ready for paint The Fuselage was masked and the accent stripes applied in an amazing black, silver and metallic blue An early look at the finished Fuselage Stay…

May Building

May 18, 2016 Building a Vans RV-12 No Comments
May has been a busy month for building The Cabin Heat Control was completed and the Radiator Installed The Fuel Tank in now in place and the Seat Belts attached The Canopy is getting closer with more Fiberglass work to come to finish the fairing And the modern and clean…