Smagnusum looks great!
If I recall correctly you showed me around your plane and explained how you made those awesome windscreen fairings, inspired me enough to try making my own!
Finally painted after 3+ years and 300+ hours of flying. As my son put it, my plane is finally finished. Except, since it's a homebuilt and my eternal project, it isn't...
Finally painted after 3+ years and 300+ hours of flying. As my son put it, my plane is finally finished. Except, since it's a homebuilt and my eternal project, it isn't...
Thanks Mark for your kind words. The faring is actuall composed of four pieces for the front of the windshield and two for the top. I saved my patterns and plan on making them available along with instructions. I am on the road for the next two weeks, but if you have time I will make a set of patterns for you to try when I get back. The fiberglass method will always provide a more smooth appearance, but I liked the idea of being able to replace the windshield in the event of damage (bird strike).
that is nice! how did you layout the stripe so perfectly?
Very nice Lars!
Mine is still naked and just about the 200 hour mark. Regular life just keeps getting in the way.
Beautiful!
someday..........
That looks nice, those swoopy lines are not an easy thing to do, I tried but aborted due to lack of an artistic hand. So, is she faster with that sleek paint?
So on Friday 26 February 2016 I have put another RV7A in the air. It is a QB that someone no longer with us started (RIP) and I have finished it in 14 months.
The panel is dual Skyview and the engine is a Superior XP-IO-360 with a Hartzell CS at the sharp end.
No snags during the maiden flight and four further flights were done. As you can see it was quite hazy and a lot of low cloud around, but at least not as hot as during the previous few days. It flies straight and fast like any RV should . The paint scheme is based on a F86 sitting in Seattle in the Museum of Flight.
The RV GRIN
This is the sixth RV project for me. I wish the three owners many years of RV adventures.
So on Friday 26 February 2016 I have put another RV7A in the air. It is a QB that someone no longer with us started (RIP) and I have finished it in 14 months.
The panel is dual Skyview and the engine is a Superior XP-IO-360 with a Hartzell CS at the sharp end.
No snags during the maiden flight and four further flights were done. As you can see it was quite hazy and a lot of low cloud around, but at least not as hot as during the previous few days. It flies straight and fast like any RV should . The paint scheme is based on a F86 sitting in Seattle in the Museum of Flight.
The RV GRIN
This is the sixth RV project for me. I wish the three owners many years of RV adventures.
What size are those Dynon Skyviews? I have been considering 10" models but wasn't sure how much panel space they'd eat up.