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1. 04:43 AM - Re: Longerons Shaping (Hopperdhh@AOL.com)
2. 04:50 AM - Re: Longerons Shaping (Hopperdhh@AOL.com)
3. 02:17 PM - Santa Maria CA Fly-in (April 30-May 2) (Cory Emberson)
4. 05:54 PM - ExperimentalAero is alive and well (DRDT-2) (Merems)
5. 07:39 PM - Info on RV8 at LOE (Darwin N. Barrie)
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| Subject: | Re: Longerons Shaping |
--> RV7-List message posted by: Hopperdhh@aol.com
In a message dated 3/27/04 1:54:55 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
deanpsir@easystreet.com writes:
> --> RV7-List message posted by: "Dean Psiropoulos" <deanpsir@easystreet.com>
>
>
> I clamped my longerons back to back with small "c clamps" and made a mark on
> them every inch between where the side bend begins (in front) and ends (in
> back). This was shown in a rough sketch in my RV-6 instructions. Then I
> fastened my vice securely to the back of my fuselage jig (you RV-7/9/10 bums
> don't get the pleasure of building one), which just happened to be above
> knee height. Then I clamped the longeron assembly in the vise and pushed
> down on both ends sticking out of the vice (more emphasis on the front
> portion though). Because the vice was below waist level I could bring a LOT
> of pressure to bear on the longerons. By pushing down on them then moving
> the assembly up to the next inch mark, clamping, heaving, moving, clamping
> and heaving on the longerons I gradually bent them into shape without
> hitting them with a mallet. This did take a fair amount of grunt on my part
> but the metal is amazingly malleable and with my set-up I could really lean
> into it and use my body weight to give me lots of leverage. The plus side
> was that both longerons were bent at the same time and ended up very close
> to exactly the same shape.
>
>
> Dean Psiropoulos
>
> RV-6A, 24907
>
> Drilling plexi oh boy!
>
Dean,
Great idea! My method is perfectly compatible with yours. All I did was
generate some numbers to bend the end of the longerons to. You just hold a
straightedge up to the unbent part and bend until you get to the measurement on
the
list. That generated quite a stir, although I don't understand why. At the
risk of being beat up again, here is the list of numbers for the RV-7. No
template necessary, but it wouldn't hurt anything.
Dan Hopper
RV-7A (almost done)
RV-7 LONGERON BENDING DATA
Bend number in inches starting at 38 7/16 from front, followed by distance to
bend:
1 5/16
2 9/16
3 7/8
4 1 3/16
5 1 1/2
6 1 13/16
7 2 3/16
8 2 1/2
9 2 7/8
10 3 3/16
11 3 9/16
12 3 15/16
13 4 5/16
14 4 11/16
15 5 1/8
16 5 1/2
17 5 7/8
18 6 5/16
19 6 3/4
20 7 3/16
21 7 9/16
22 8
23 8 1/2
24 8 15/16
25 9 3/8
26 9 7/8
27 10 5/16
28 10 13/16
29 11 5/16
30 11 13/16
31 12 5/16
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| Subject: | Re: Longerons Shaping |
--> RV7-List message posted by: Hopperdhh@aol.com
One additional comment: Hitting with a hammer (a soft one, or use a block of
wood) will force the bend to happen nearer the vise. That would be necessary
if using the measuring technique. What the heck, check it with a template to
be sure.
Dan Hopper
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| Subject: | Santa Maria CA Fly-in (April 30-May 2) |
--> RV7-List message posted by: "Cory Emberson" <bootless@earthlink.net>
Hello everyone!
With Matt Dralle's blessing (thank you, Matt!), I'm pleased to post this announcement
for a terrific aviation fly-in weekend. SMXgig (in Santa Maria, CA) has
become the year's largest face-to-face get-together of electronically networked
aviators. We hope you'll plan to attend because we expect this year's gig to
be the best ever.
People come from all over the country (and sometimes overseas) to attend, and most of the sessions qualify for FAA Wings cards. The dates are 4/30-5/2/04 (Friday-Sunday) - it's a lot of fun, and a great chance for pilots from all over to mingle and share aviation stories, ideas, etc. The announcement below contains most of the crucial information, and you can get the rest from the website (www.smxgig.org). If you have any questions at all, just let me know, and thanks!
~~Cory Emberson
KHWD
>>> NOTICE TO AIRMEN! <<<
Announcing the Sixteenth Annual SMXgig
to be held on April 30 - May 2, 2004
at the Radisson on the Santa Maria (CA) Airport (aka SMX)
www.smxgig.org
SMXgig will be April 30 - May 2, 2004, at the Santa Maria Radisson. This year,
our featured speaker after Friday night's dinner will be Rod Machado!
"MACH 2 WITH MACHADO" is the byline Rod Machado has earned for his rapid fire delivery
at his lively safety seminars and keynote speeches. His programs are information-packed,
energetic, and humorous. He has spoken in all fifty of the
United States and in Europe sharing his fresh approach to aviation education.
If you can make it, please do. It's going to be pretty special. More information and the announcement/ registration info is available at www.smxgig.org You may also contact me by email at: cory@smxgig.org.
All technical sessions will be held in the Enterprise Ballroom at the SMX Radisson.
Each session will last about an hour. We schedule four tech sessions on Saturday
morning, and four on Sunday morning. Most of the speakers are set (I'm
still firming up a couple of slots - I'm working on a session about Experimentals):
MIKE BUSCH - The Art and Science of Troubleshooting
Your A frequently, that person is you. That's particularly true of problems that
occur only in-flight and/or are intermittent. This session offers methodology
for troubleshooting aimed at aircraft owners who aren't A&Ps.
ED WILLIAMS - GPS - How It Works, and How to Work It
Ed is a nuclear physicist working at Lawrence Livermore Labs. Ed does a
remarkable job of making physics phun!
BRENT BLUE, M.D. - Pilot Medicals: How to Avoid Problems with the FAA
Brent is an AME Advocate, who specializes in helping the tough cases renew their
medicals. He's a former member of EAA's medical advisory committee.
DOUG RITTER - Equipping Yourself To Survive - Personal Survival Gear for Pilots
Doug is a survival evangelist, personally driven to help pilots live through whatever comes next. www.equipped.org
PAUL MILLNER - The Future of Avgas
Paul works with ChevronTexaco, and is right in the middle of the industry developments
regarding our fuel of choice.
MARY DUFFY & UWE LEMKE - Flying in Europe
Mary and Uwe are a Scot and a German who live in the San Francisco Bay Area, but
return "home" often.
As always, each qualifying session will get you a WINGS Safety Session card.
Our Saturday evening event should be a delicious one! At 5:45 p.m., the BFUB (Big Fat Ugly Bus) will arrive at the Santa Maria Radisson to bring us to the Far Western Tavern for dinner in beautiful Guadalupe (www.farwesterntavern.com).
DOLLARS AND CENTS
Just as in previous years, there will be one flat all-encompassing "gig" fee that
covers all events that involve significant out-of-pocket costs for the organizers.
The fee is $160 per person, and will cover:
- Friday afternoon welcome party
- Friday evening dinner banquet
- Saturday and Sunday tech sessions
- Saturday afternoon lunch
- Saturday evening dinner at the Far Western Tavern in Guadalupe
- Meeting rooms and coffee service at the Santa Maria Radisson
- Transportation to (and from) the Far Western Tavern
Lodging at the SMX Radisson will cost $89.00/night for either a single or double
room, which is far below the regular hotel room rate. Be sure you check in as
a SMXgig attendee and get the special rate. We have our definitive preference
listed with the hotel for rampside rooms - early registration can only help,
but of course, the rampside rooms are subject to availability depending on how
many existing guests are in those rooms.
You do not need to register with the hotel - just give me your preferences, and
I will take care of the reservations.
Important: This year, our final rooming lists are due to the hotel on April 11,
2004 (the even of Sun 'n Fun), which will guarantee space and the group rate.
The hotel will accept additional room reservations after that, on a space- and
rate-available basis. They will try their best to accommodate us after that
date, but the hotel is already sold out for the weekend.
The website (www.smxgig.org) has detailed information about the schedule, meals, hotel accommodations, and online registration. If you'd like your own announcement/registration emailed to you, or have any other questions, just let me know. (cory@smxgig.org or bootless@earthlink.net ).
Thanks, and see you there!
best, Cory Emberson
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| Subject: | ExperimentalAero is alive and well (DRDT-2) |
--> RV7-List message posted by: "Merems" <merems@cox.net>
Fellow RV builders,
ExperimentalAero website and email are back on line.
Once in a while a tool comes along that changes the way we do things. The DRDT-2 is such a tool. Visit www.experimentalaero.com and see the future of dimpling tools. If you going to be at Sun and Fun next month, stop by Avery Tools and test drive the DRDT-2 and experience for yourself what builders across the globe are using to easily, safely, consistently, and quietly dimple their RV components.
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| Subject: | Info on RV8 at LOE |
--> RV7-List message posted by: "Darwin N. Barrie" <ktlkrn@cox.net>
There was an RV8 at Las Cruses that is owned by Marvin Brott. Anyone know him or
have an email address for him. I'd like to talk to him about his plane.
Darwin N. Barrie
Chandler AZ
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