---------------------------------------------------------- RV8-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 06/01/03: 12 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:27 AM - Re: RV8 Windshield (Esten Spears) 2. 02:56 PM - Re: RV8 Windshield (Michael Stephan) 3. 02:58 PM - thicker canopy (PAUL ANTOINETTE) 4. 03:46 PM - First Flight N926MM (Lloyd) 5. 05:38 PM - Green Bay RVers (Kevin Horton) 6. 08:15 PM - Re: thicker canopy (Doug Ritter) 7. 08:56 PM - [ Len Leggette ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! (Email List Photo Shares) 8. 09:04 PM - [ Wayne Petrus ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! (Email List Photo Shares) 9. 09:14 PM - [ Dave Pohl ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! (Email List Photo Shares) 10. 09:20 PM - [ Cash Copeland ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! (Email List Photo Shares) 11. 09:32 PM - [ Tom Garner ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! (Email List Photo Shares) 12. 09:47 PM - [ Bill Gunn ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! (Email List Photo Shares) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:27:50 AM PST US From: Esten Spears Subject: Re: RV8-List: RV8 Windshield --> RV8-List message posted by: Esten Spears Gerald, There is no one uniform thickness dimension. The thickness dimension varies with the amount of stretch in the area you choose to measure. The Canopies Vans sends out are blown from .187" sheet. Their thickness will vary between .187" and .100" Unfortunately the maximum stretch and therefore the .100" thickness occurs at the center where you cut the windshield from the canopy. Todd's .250" Canopies have the same stretching and therefore thinning, but they start from .250" instead of .187" and so are significantly thicker. Esten Spears, RV8A, 80922, N922ES (reserved) CANOPY!, Leeward Air Ranch, Ocala, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Kinman" Subject: RV8-List: RV8 Windshield > --> RV8-List message posted by: "Gerald Kinman" > > Add my name to the list of builders that need that .250" windshield. I am almost ready to glass that part in and am tempted to buy a whole canopy if I was certain the bubble section was truly a .250" thickness. Anybody out there that has installed one of Todd's canopies that can verify that? > Gerald K 80271 > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 02:56:10 PM PST US Subject: Re: RV8-List: RV8 Windshield From: Michael Stephan --> RV8-List message posted by: Michael Stephan I have one of Todd's .25 inch canopies and the thinnest portion is the top which was correctly stated earlier as .133" -- Michael Stephan EAA Chapter 168 RV-8 builder > From: "Gerald Kinman" > Reply-To: rv8-list@matronics.com > Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 21:18:52 -0500 > To: > Subject: RV8-List: RV8 Windshield > > > Add my name to the list of builders that need that .250" windshield. I am > almost ready to glass that part in and am tempted to buy a whole canopy if I > was certain the bubble section was truly a .250" thickness. Anybody out there > that has installed one of Todd's canopies that can verify that? > Gerald K 80271 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 02:58:10 PM PST US From: "PAUL ANTOINETTE" Subject: RV8-List: thicker canopy --> RV8-List message posted by: "PAUL ANTOINETTE" I am about a year and a half from requiring, but would also be interested in a thicker canopy. Any word on noise reduction? ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 03:46:15 PM PST US From: Lloyd Subject: RV8-List: First Flight N926MM --> RV8-List message posted by: Lloyd That was probably the most fun you ever had with your pants on! Congratulations!!! Tom Lloyd N842TL Indy ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Perry Subject: RV8-List: First Flight N926MM > --> RV8-List message posted by: "Ed Perry" > > Hi All fellow listers, > > Today at about 12:30pm My Tech Counc. Fred LaForge took to the sky with my RV-8, injected 180/CS . I flew chase with Gary Hart in his RV-6. As far as I could tell it all went really well. We ate lunch after he landed, and then my mom gave me the OK so I was out of there. Full throttle looked down to check oil pressure and it was too late, already airborne and clmbing like crazy. Fred followed in his RV-4 with RV-7 builder Robert Paisley. we took a long hot flight out to the practice area and after some slow flight and quick manuevers we came back to Cable and landed. It was my first hour and it was too short but the OAT at 7,000' was over 100 and we had to get back. > So here are all those answers to the questions I had about first flights. Takeoff roll-no idea, but short. Rate of climb 110kts 1680'/min. Cruise at 6500' no gear fairings 125-130kts at 24/2400. All my temps were good the hottest cylinder was #3 at 405 during climb and then 385 level. Coolest was #1 335. Oil temp was 210-212 in the desert and 204 climbing out in the city. I have a firewall mounted 7 row S/W oil cooler and an aluminum plenum. The GPS showed a continous 150-155kts but I was told that if I wanted to fly to OSH with the group I'd have to put the fairings on and speed it up. > I can't thank the lists and the people at CCB enough for making all this possible, without all this good advise and talented help I would still be working on the tail kit. > > Like Rosie says, "Keep Pounding those rivets" > > Ed Perry > N926MM RV-8 180/CS > 1.5 hrs. > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 05:38:00 PM PST US From: Kevin Horton Subject: RV8-List: Green Bay RVers --> RV8-List message posted by: Kevin Horton Listers, I will probably be heading down to Green Bay, WI for a several day visit sometime in the next couple of weeks. I may have some time to kill, so I would be interested in meeting any local RVers. Mark Nielsen and Dick Martin - are you guys still on these lists? Any interested parties, please contact me off-list. khorto1537@rogers.com -- Kevin Horton RV-8 (finishing kit) Ottawa, Canada http://go.phpwebhosting.com/~khorton/rv8/ do not archive ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 08:15:14 PM PST US From: Doug Ritter Subject: Re: RV8-List: thicker canopy --> RV8-List message posted by: Doug Ritter For all of you who are interested in a thicker more streamlined windscreen for your RV8 - one of the guys in my EAA chapter 186 did just that last year and here is the info he gave me: Aircraft Plastics 9785 Julie Ct. Tipp City, OH 45371 937-669-2677 937-669-2777 fax cost one year ago was $200 plus shipping, five week turnaround, color #2515 to match Vans tint. At 03:54 PM 6/1/03 -0600, you wrote: >--> RV8-List message posted by: "PAUL ANTOINETTE" > > >I am about a year and a half from requiring, but would also be interested >in a thicker canopy. Any word on noise reduction? > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 08:56:40 PM PST US Subject: RV8-List: [ Len Leggette ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! From: Email List Photo Shares --> RV8-List message posted by: Email List Photo Shares A new Email List Photo Share is available: Poster: Len Leggette Subject: Newly Painted RV-8A http://www.matronics.com/photoshare/Lenleg@aol.com.06.01.2003/index.html o Main Photo Share Index http://www.matronics.com/photoshare o Submitting a Photo Share If you wish to submit a Photo Share of your own, please include the following information along with your email message and files: 1) Email List or Lists that they are related to: 2) Your Full Name: 3) Your Email Address: 4) One line Subject description: 5) Multi-line, multi-paragraph description of topic: 6) One-line Description of each photo or file: Email the information above and your files and photos to: pictures@matronics.com ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 09:04:55 PM PST US Subject: RV8-List: [ Wayne Petrus ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! From: Email List Photo Shares --> RV8-List message posted by: Email List Photo Shares A new Email List Photo Share is available: Poster: Wayne Petrus Subject: RV8A pics http://www.matronics.com/photoshare/Dwpetrus@aol.com.06.01.2003/index.html o Main Photo Share Index http://www.matronics.com/photoshare o Submitting a Photo Share If you wish to submit a Photo Share of your own, please include the following information along with your email message and files: 1) Email List or Lists that they are related to: 2) Your Full Name: 3) Your Email Address: 4) One line Subject description: 5) Multi-line, multi-paragraph description of topic: 6) One-line Description of each photo or file: Email the information above and your files and photos to: pictures@matronics.com ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 09:14:56 PM PST US Subject: RV8-List: [ Dave Pohl ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! From: Email List Photo Shares --> RV8-List message posted by: Email List Photo Shares A new Email List Photo Share is available: Poster: Dave Pohl Subject: Ted Gauthier's RV6 http://www.matronics.com/photoshare/drpohl@comcast.net.06.01.2003/index.html o Main Photo Share Index http://www.matronics.com/photoshare o Submitting a Photo Share If you wish to submit a Photo Share of your own, please include the following information along with your email message and files: 1) Email List or Lists that they are related to: 2) Your Full Name: 3) Your Email Address: 4) One line Subject description: 5) Multi-line, multi-paragraph description of topic: 6) One-line Description of each photo or file: Email the information above and your files and photos to: pictures@matronics.com ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 09:20:32 PM PST US Subject: RV8-List: [ Cash Copeland ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! From: Email List Photo Shares --> RV8-List message posted by: Email List Photo Shares A new Email List Photo Share is available: Poster: Cash Copeland Subject: First Flight RV6 N46FC http://www.matronics.com/photoshare/JusCash@aol.com.06.01.2003/index.html o Main Photo Share Index http://www.matronics.com/photoshare o Submitting a Photo Share If you wish to submit a Photo Share of your own, please include the following information along with your email message and files: 1) Email List or Lists that they are related to: 2) Your Full Name: 3) Your Email Address: 4) One line Subject description: 5) Multi-line, multi-paragraph description of topic: 6) One-line Description of each photo or file: Email the information above and your files and photos to: pictures@matronics.com ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 09:32:25 PM PST US Subject: RV8-List: [ Tom Garner ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! From: Email List Photo Shares --> RV8-List message posted by: Email List Photo Shares A new Email List Photo Share is available: Poster: Tom Garner Subject: Oil cooler door http://www.matronics.com/photoshare/jtgarner@shentel.net.06.01.2003/index.html o Main Photo Share Index http://www.matronics.com/photoshare o Submitting a Photo Share If you wish to submit a Photo Share of your own, please include the following information along with your email message and files: 1) Email List or Lists that they are related to: 2) Your Full Name: 3) Your Email Address: 4) One line Subject description: 5) Multi-line, multi-paragraph description of topic: 6) One-line Description of each photo or file: Email the information above and your files and photos to: pictures@matronics.com ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 09:47:12 PM PST US Subject: RV8-List: [ Bill Gunn ] : New Email List Photo Share Available! From: Email List Photo Shares --> RV8-List message posted by: Email List Photo Shares A new Email List Photo Share is available: Poster: Bill Gunn Subject: Gear Fairings Source http://www.matronics.com/photoshare/WGUNN@dot.state.tx.us.06.01.2003/index.html o Main Photo Share Index http://www.matronics.com/photoshare o Submitting a Photo Share If you wish to submit a Photo Share of your own, please include the following information along with your email message and files: 1) Email List or Lists that they are related to: 2) Your Full Name: 3) Your Email Address: 4) One line Subject description: 5) Multi-line, multi-paragraph description of topic: 6) One-line Description of each photo or file: Email the information above and your files and photos to: pictures@matronics.com