---------------------------------------------------------- RV7-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 03/14/11: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 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) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:27:14 PM PST US From: Konrad/Conny Subject: RV7-List: -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 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 01:37:23 PM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: RV7-List: Re: -6,-7,-8 Empennages interchangeable? At 01:23 PM 3/14/2011 Monday, Konrad/Conny wrote: >--> 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 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... ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:08:44 PM PST US Subject: RV7-List: Re: RV8-List: Re: -6,-7,-8 Empennages interchangeable? From: Alan Searle 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 > > At 01:23 PM 3/14/2011 Monday, Konrad/Conny wrote: >> --> 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 > > 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... > > > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:49:35 PM PST US From: Konrad/Conny Subject: RV7-List: 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 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv7-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV7-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv7-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv7-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.