EdH
Well Known Member
The Cotswold village of Chalford here in the UK would be the last place you would expect to run into RV component manufacture, but amongst the old silk and woollen mills along the River Frome, you can find Robin Voice's company, Newton Consulting.
If you're building an RV-14 (or have fitted Van's optional deluxe fuel caps) then you'll have a pair of their products.
Robin mentioned he would have liked to make the flange out of a little less material for a bit of weight saving, but Van's requested an item to match the dimensions of the part supplied in the other model kits.
Parts for one of their fuel selectors, and a finished item.
Some; but not all, of the more complex parts are machined off-site, and everything is assembled, and shipped by Robin.
Fuel caps for certified guys are supplied from here too...
One of the other interesting things you'll find out about Robin if you get him talking, is that his aeroplane history includes a Cosmic Wind that he rebuilt and flew ("the finest flying aeroplane, bar none!"), and was well into Formula One air racing when it was popular in the UK in the 70's.
So when you're assembling your RV-14 fuel tank, remember your parts came from a one-man operation in the Cotswolds!
If you're building an RV-14 (or have fitted Van's optional deluxe fuel caps) then you'll have a pair of their products.
Robin mentioned he would have liked to make the flange out of a little less material for a bit of weight saving, but Van's requested an item to match the dimensions of the part supplied in the other model kits.
Parts for one of their fuel selectors, and a finished item.
Some; but not all, of the more complex parts are machined off-site, and everything is assembled, and shipped by Robin.
Fuel caps for certified guys are supplied from here too...
One of the other interesting things you'll find out about Robin if you get him talking, is that his aeroplane history includes a Cosmic Wind that he rebuilt and flew ("the finest flying aeroplane, bar none!"), and was well into Formula One air racing when it was popular in the UK in the 70's.
So when you're assembling your RV-14 fuel tank, remember your parts came from a one-man operation in the Cotswolds!
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