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1. 01:27 PM - -6,-7,-8 Empennages interchangeable? (Konrad/Conny)
2. 01:37 PM - Re: -6,-7,-8 Empennages interchangeable? (Matt Dralle)
3. 05:08 PM - Re: RV8-List: Re: -6,-7,-8 Empennages interchangeable? (Alan Searle)
4. 08:49 PM - Re: -6,-7,-8 Empennages interchangeable? (Konrad/Conny)
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| Subject: | -6,-7,-8 Empennages interchangeable? |
Hi all,
Are the Empennages for the -6, -7 & -8 totally identical and are
therefore interchangeable from one model to the other??? Just
wondering..., so anyone know for sure?
Thank you, Konrad
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| Subject: | Re: -6,-7,-8 Empennages interchangeable? |
At 01:23 PM 3/14/2011 Monday, Konrad/Conny wrote:
>--> RV6-List message posted by: Konrad/Conny <klwerner@comcast.net>
>
>Hi all,
>
>Are the Empennages for the -6, -7 & -8 totally identical and are
>therefore interchangeable from one model to the other??? Just
>wondering..., so anyone know for sure?
>
>Thank you, Konrad
The -7 and -8 have the same Empennage, but the -6 has a different one. The -4
and -6 Empennages are much smaller than on the -7 and -8. To my eye, the 4/6
fin-rudder is a little too small, and the 7/8 fin-rudder is a little too big.
That being said, with the IO-390 on the -8, I'm often wishing I had more rudder
authority during landing. So, it may be visually too big on the 7/8 already,
but it could be bigger! :-)
-
Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV
http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's RV-8 Construction Log
http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel
Status: 150+ Hours TTSN - Paint Job Is All That's Left To Do...
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| Subject: | Re: RV8-List: Re: -6,-7,-8 Empennages interchangeable? |
The -7 & -8 stabilisers are different. The -7 fuselage is wider at the leading
edge position requiring different skins.
Cheers ........ Alan.
On 15/03/2011, at 7:34 AM, Matt Dralle wrote:
> --> RV8-List message posted by: Matt Dralle <dralle@matronics.com>
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> At 01:23 PM 3/14/2011 Monday, Konrad/Conny wrote:
>> --> RV6-List message posted by: Konrad/Conny <klwerner@comcast.net>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Are the Empennages for the -6, -7 & -8 totally identical and are
>> therefore interchangeable from one model to the other??? Just
>> wondering..., so anyone know for sure?
>>
>> Thank you, Konrad
>
> The -7 and -8 have the same Empennage, but the -6 has a different one. The -4
and -6 Empennages are much smaller than on the -7 and -8. To my eye, the 4/6
fin-rudder is a little too small, and the 7/8 fin-rudder is a little too big.
That being said, with the IO-390 on the -8, I'm often wishing I had more rudder
authority during landing. So, it may be visually too big on the 7/8 already,
but it could be bigger! :-)
>
>
> -
> Matt Dralle
> RV-8 #82880 N998RV
> http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's RV-8 Construction Log
> http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel
> Status: 150+ Hours TTSN - Paint Job Is All That's Left To Do...
>
>
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: -6,-7,-8 Empennages interchangeable? |
Hi all,
Aren't the various fuselage width's at the horizontal stabilizer
area-, as well as the attach points themselves for the horizontal stab
different between the -6, -7, -8?
There is someone marketing a finished empennage on Barnstormers,
saying "...it can be used on either the 6, 7, 8... and it made no
sense to me / I was not sure on that!
Here is what he said to me in an email: "The empennage can be used on
any of Van's aircraft models of 6, 7, or 8 : or 6a,7a or 8a.
Charlie" Is he correct in that statement?
On the other hand, I do have a "spare" built / late version -6
Empennage (with tall, counterbalanced rudder), so I wondered if it
would work for the -7 or -8 guys as well???
Anyone need one, either with or without a nearly virgin Wing kit of
the pre-drilled kind, maybe even match drilled? The spars are
assembled already!
Cheers, Konrad
On Mar 14, 2011, at 9:14 PM, Jerry Springer wrote:
> Some of you might remember when a few years ago I retro fit a RV-8
> emp to my RV-6. Was pretty simple to do just had to back mark new
> verticle spar to
> match the hole in fuselage bulkhead. Also had to redo the tail
> fairing to make it fit.
>
> Jerry
>
> rv6n@optonline.net wrote:
>> I can tell you that I have the 7's VS and rudder on my 6 and I
>> think the HS and elevators are also from the 7's configuration. I
>> started my build in 1999 when the 6 was beginning to be phased
>> out. I ordered the QB kit and the empanage was not the original
>> 6's configuration, both the rudder and the elevators are counter
>> balanced and the VS and rudder are much larger. I am thankful for
>> the larger set.
>> Bob Bales
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Konrad/Conny Date: Monday, March 14, 2011 4:31 pm
>> Subject: RV6-List: -6,-7,-8 Empennages interchangeable?
>> To: rv6-list@matronics.com, rv7-list@matronics.com, rv8-list@matronics.com
>>
>> > --> RV6-List message posted by: Konrad/Conny >
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > Are the Empennages for the -6, -7 & -8 totally identical and are
>> >
>> > therefore interchangeable from one model to the other??? Just
>> > wondering..., so anyone know for sure?
>> >
>> > Thank you, Konrad
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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