Show us a pic of your RV-4 !!!

[543TB]

N124F is out of Phase 1 and is now free to roam (first flight 2/7/2022). One cross country McKinney TX to Booneville AR. Several flights now with my son. Awesome! Kit 1705 only took me 32 years to complete. (Lots of work, family, and other airplanes required my time )

Well done, Brad. That's a beautiful airplane.

 

[gasman]

N124F is out of Phase 1 and is now free to roam (first flight 2/7/2022). One cross country McKinney TX to Booneville AR. Several flights now with my son. Awesome! Kit 1705 only took me 32 years to complete. (Lots of work, family, and other airplanes required my time )

ECI Titan (I)OX-360
AFP Fuel Injection
Catto 3-Blade
Dynon Skyview (classic)
Dynon 2-axis autopilot
MGL-V6 Comm
Fly LEDs lighting
Oregon Aero leather seats (VERY comfy)

Cruises 162kts TAS, 8500ft, 55% power, 6.5 gal/hr. I can go faster and burn more gas, but why bother? Nice aerobatic performance, though not as effortless as my Pitts was. I can carry a 220lb passenger with full fuel which is better than I feared.

Good for you. You're getting close to Dave Anders fuel economy..... http://cafe.foundation/v2/pdf_cafe_apr/RV-4.pdf

 

[Dayton Murdock]

The paint scheme is awesome! love it

 

[Marlonyoung]

N301FS

Finished and first flight 11/11/22

 

[jull_under]

My RV-4 based in FL

I'm not the builder

 

[bkervaski]

I'm not the builder

Whoa! If you aren't dressing up as Santa and taking kids for rides you're not living up to that paint job! Awesome.

 

[Marlonyoung]

N301FS - just finished my first condition, inspection and paint on the cowling and faring. 110 hours flight time in the first 12 months with no significant issues.

 

[jull_under]

N301FS - just finished my first condition, inspection and paint on the cowling and faring. 110 hours flight time in the first 12 months with no significant issues.

Gorgeous

 

[jull_under]

Whoa! If you aren't dressing up as Santa and taking kids for rides you're not living up to that paint job! Awesome.

Thanks. I was giving EAA Young Eagles flight with my last airplane. However, some overzealous kids make me nervous in a tandem airplane. I know I can take the rear stick out. Perhaps that's what I'll do next

 

[Marlonyoung]

Gorgeous

Thanks - my first attempt at painting. Learned a lot and would like to do it over and better but there is always the next project.

my rear stick is easily removable, and did about a dozen young eagle flights init last year.

 

[Giadina Rv4]

RV-4 S\N 1448
Built in 1995, only 500h flights
First RV in Italy, mine since Jun 23.
I couldn't feel happier than this!!

 

[RV4_Flyer]

Free RV-4 manuals

OK, so the manuals are only 25 MB combined but too big to attach to e-mail or to post directly. Here is a link to the two PDF documents. My father, Jim Lenahan, wrote these and he did originally sell them but he died in 1996 and these have been rotting in a box. I'd rather give them out for free to others that love the plane he loved if you find them useful. Please feel free to download and share with others for free.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0fh81sws0gmsbxx/AACMfBkEAQ65U2MRWjSE_01Ra?dl=0

-Tom Lenahan

Tom,

Wanted to drop a line and say thank you for converting these to a PDF, this has some great info that I was looking for; as I just bought a flying RV-4, so trying to learn the ins and outs of it. This has helped out!

Thank you,

Carson

 

[CATPart]

That's my RV-4 in the bottom left corner of the 2024 Oshkosh Notice! I have no idea how it got there, but it's cool.

 

[dmat]

Recent Glam shots to promo the new vinyl graphics services we (fairings-etc) offers.

This has been a really fun restoration project. Last thing to do is the avionics.

 

[Rbb469]

Here’s my -4. O360

 

[theduff]

Thought my 4 needed more horsepower ! Artwork for some T-Shirts

 

[Aden Rich]

Thought my 4 needed more horsepower ! Artwork for some T-Shirts


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Forward vision......optional.

 

[preachhames]

Just purchased this 162 TTSN (2010 completion) RV-4 from the original builder/owner.

Looking forward to my first flights in this aircraft - N17JW

 

[Mark Cigal]

Well... it's official. N284SM is an airplane ! RV-4 S/N 1179 took flight the other day and now has about 5 hours on the hobbs. There were only a few minor squawks which we expect to dispatch very soon. She is a very capable, compliant airplane and is an absolute pleasure to fly.

 

[nitrohog]

 

[fixnflyguy]

I haven't got the "bling" some of you guys have.."Casper" was given it's name on maiden flight in 2010 by a friend and I decided not to do the planned graphics.

 

[Scott Hersha]

My second RV4 - Flash. I didn’t build it, but it’s the best flying RV I’ve owned or built (out of 6).

 

[N733JJ]

Well... it's official. N284SM is an airplane ! RV-4 S/N 1179 took flight the other day and now has about 5 hours on the hobbs. There were only a few minor squawks which we expect to dispatch very soon. She is a very capable, compliant airplane and is an absolute pleasure to fly.

Glad to see you back in the air Mark!!

 

[Mtbguy]

I’ve had mine since the fall but neglected to post a picture until now. Love it!

 

[1Beege]

Another no bling white 4 at a recent lunch run to 103. First flight was about 2 years ago.
A good friend of mine started building it in the 80's. He got 90% of it finished before he got distracted by a warbird project. Took me a couple years to finish the last 90% and get her in the air

 

[hoyden]

I appreciate seeing the all white RV-4s. I'm building an RV-9 that will be all white. I don't have the skills to get fancy and I've prioritized finishing and flying sooner over cosmetic activities.

 

[fixnflyguy]

Another no bling white 4 at a recent lunch run to 103. First flight was about 2 years ago.
A good friend of mine started building it in the 80's. He got 90% of it finished before he got distracted by a warbird project. Took me a couple years to finish the last 90% and get her in the air

Very interesting cheek exhaust ! Curious of how that looks with the cowl off, and how it sounds...I have not seen that before.