RV4 Cockpit Area


Strobe flasher assy installed, 08/06/00

Started fitting the canopy frame, 08/06/00

Canopy latch completed, 08/12/00

Fitting the canopy, 08/14/00

Canopy skins fitted and drilled ready for final assy, 08/22/00

Canopy almost completed, 09/15/00

Close up of the canopy faring, 10/01/00

Canopy completed, 10/01/00

Fuel selector/gauge and switch/breaker panel being fabricated, 09/05/00

Close up of the switch and circuit breaker panel, 09/05/00

Brake system completed, 10/03/00

Most of the switches and breakers installed, 10/12/00

Throttle/mixture controls installed, 10/12/00

Instrument panel template in place, 10/12/00

Instrument panel cut, 12/12/00

Some instruments installed, 12/22/00

Stated install of high pressure fuel boost pump, 02/11/01

Build battery box and installed battery, 02/22/01

Built the avonics panel, 02/23/01

Started wiring, 02/23/01

Rear view of instruments, 02/23/01

Good view of current cockpit progress, 02/24/01

ELT installed in baggage compartment, 02/25/01

Wiring the switch assy, 03/15/01

Wiring the instrument panel (GPS), 03/16/01

Wiring the instrument panel (engine instruments), 03/16/01

Working on the avonics panel, 03/19/01

Working on the avonics panel, 03/19/01

Picture of me doing the wiring, 03/20/01

Another picture of me doing the wiring, 03/20/01

The avonics panel installed, 03/25/01

Behind the instrument panel, 03/25/01

Debugging the avonics panel, 04/05/01

The fresh air vent installed, 04/06/01

Wing spar and wiring, 06/06/01

Wing spar and wiring, 06/06/01

Fuel filter and comm antenna mount, 06/10/01

Switch panel completed, 06/10/01

Rear seat, 06/20/01

Front seat, 06/20/01

Completed cockpit, 06/20/01

Made front seat cushions, 10/15/01

Made rear seat cushions, 10/15/01

Canopy latch, 11/16/01

Canopy latch, 11/16/01

Canopy latch, 11/16/01

Rear seat rudder peddles, 11/16/01

Rear seat rudder peddles, 11/16/01