The F1 Gets its Prop!
We’ve had this WW-330 sitting in its crate on followed for some time now - I hadn’t mounted it simply because props get in the way when you;re working. But yesterday it was either mount the prop or do more work on gear leg fairings, so I made the “fun” choice, called a couple of neighbors and in...
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Return of experience... 1999 kit, the -6.9 had about 300 hours when I acquired it. Noticed hairline cracks on the lower side of each gear-leg trunnion on the engine mount during the pre-buy. Those were each about 25mm long, and I watched them doing nothing for the next 7 years and some 2K hours with about as many landings (not all perfect). The only thing that happened during this time was the appearance of some rust in the cracks.
Taking advantage of my recent engine replacement I removed the mount and had it NDTed locally. The cracks were right on the weldment edges, also extending to the non-visible bottom side of the mount. Had them rewelded locally, all good for now.
RV6 Broken Engine Mount
Hello, Please see the PDF attached. While doing my annual condition inspection, I found a complete break in the engine mount. It is a 1997 kit completed in 2004. I bought it in 2007, with 600 hours on the frame and 300 hours on a new 0-360 from Aero Sport Power, Canada. (Reportedly, it had a...
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OAT probe location
I know I want to put it out of the engine exhaust and slipstream. Has anyone put it in the back ie near the rudder or horizontal stab area of the fuse? I am adding this component late in the build and don’t want to have to route these wires to the front.
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9A Aileron hinge questio
Should there be a washer between the spacer and the inboard hinge bracket for the aileron? My bracket doesn’t have that raised area around the screw hole like Vans website shows. I really think I should put a washer. Thanks folks.
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Take a look at drawing 34, the correct bolts for those holes for taildraggers are shown there. When finished it looks like this:
F704E Wing Center Section OPEN HOLES for Landing Gear on RV-7? Did Van make one Center Section?
See Pictures: F704E which is the beefy fuselage bulkhead that the wing main spars slide in. There is a fwd and aft part of bulkhead. I am talking the fwd one. 14 open holes in upper spar cap and 8 open holes in lower spar cap. Mostly 1/4" holes but some 3/16". I figure out that most of the...
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RV-7A rebirthing
...I have to find a suitable place for the B&C regulator. Any Ideas?... I was really running out of room so I ended up putting mine upside down on the fwd face of the sub panel on the r/h side. The reason it's upside down is so that the adjustment screw points down, allowing me to reach it by...
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The VAF List ...a list of RV-related lists. RV-related things you might want to browse over (a closed post that is sticky and maintained by dr). Link to this in 'Links' in the menu. v/r,dr Small businesses that help bring you this list of RV-related lists: 360 Avionics www.360Avionics.com Ace...
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