---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith640-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 11/07/09: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 12:32 AM - Please Make A Contribution To Support Your Lists (Matt Dralle) 1. 06:30 AM - Re: Considering 640 Input Needed (Christian Tremblay) 2. 07:53 AM - Re: Zenith640-List Digest: 3 Msgs - 11/06/09 (Michael Herder) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 12:32:56 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Zenith640-List: Please Make A Contribution To Support Your Lists Dear Listers, There is no advertising income to support the Matronics Email Lists and Forums. The operation is supported 100% by your personal Contributions during the November Fund Raiser. Please make your Contribution today to support the continued operation and upgrade of these services. You can pick up a really nice gift for making your Contribution too! You may use a Credit Card or Paypal at the Matronics Contribution Site here: http://www.matronics.com/contribution or, you can send a personal check to the following address: Matronics / Matt Dralle PO Box 347 Livermore, CA 94551-0347 Thank you in advance for your generous support! Matt Dralle Matronics Email List and Forum Administrator ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:30:14 AM PST US Subject: Zenith640-List: Re: Considering 640 Input Needed From: "Christian Tremblay" Hi Brandon Welcome to our CH640 builder group forum. Concerning RV10, no plans are available for any RV models. This is not in the initial intend and the philosopy of Van's conceptor, who design the RV planes. Secondo, these planes included many complex pieces in metal, named "compound form". This mean piece are made by complex bending like banana curves (two opposite curves or bends), who cannot be done with simple metal brake, but with expensive machines. Pieces like this are the bulk head of the fuselage, the canopy or the cooling covers. I suspect wing includes also additional kind of curving forms (sure, ribs contain compound forms, like in 640). For my website, sorry my web site is currently offline, I got some problem not solved yet with the internet provider (very bad support). I work on this, I will advise you and the gang when it will be online again. Good luck, and go head, it is an amazing experience to build from plan. Christian -------- Christian Tremblay - Montreal, Qc A guy who build a CH640 from plan - SN0059 www.zodiac640.com Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=271553#271553 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:53:57 AM PST US From: "Michael Herder" Subject: Zenith640-List: RE: Zenith640-List Digest: 3 Msgs - 11/06/09 -----Original Message----- From: owner-zenith640-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-zenith640-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Zenith640-List Digest Server Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2009 1:59 AM Subject: Zenith640-List Digest: 3 Msgs - 11/06/09 * ================================================= Online Versions of Today's List Digest Archive ================================================= Today's complete Zenith640-List Digest can also be found in either of the two Web Links listed below. 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My interests in build a plane is mostly for the challenge and enjoyment of building one. I would like to build from plans, no kit, if possible. My intended use for the plane will be cross country travel and I would also like a four seat. The only planes I have found on the kit market that seem to fit are the 640 and the RV10; was anyone considering anything else when deciding on the 640? From what I can tell these two planes are very similar with the 640 costing less but having less interior room and performance. Also no plans seem to be available for the RV. Are these assumptions correct? For those of you who have sat in or flown one how is the leg room in the pilots seats? I am 6 5 tall will I be too cramped in this plane? Finally does anyone have an update zodiac640.com? I would love to see some details about Christian Tremblay build. Thanks Brandon Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=271389#271389 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 01:18:02 PM PST US Subject: Zenith640-List: Re: Considering 640 Input Needed From: "Scott Stewart" Hi Brandon, Welcome to the list. I am also building my CH640 from plans. Like you, I wanted a plane for cross country travel which had a high useful load. I was frustrated that I could not put four people into my C-172 with all of our luggage. I also considered the RV10, along with the various composite kits. In the end, I chose to build an all-metal airplane. And having more time than money, I chose to build from plans. I asked Van's, and they confirmed that the RV10 can not be built from plans. They also confirmed that the performance would be similar to a 640 if the RV10 had an O-360. >From what I found, the 640 is the best 4-place, all-metal, plans-built plane on the market. I was a little concerned that the baggage space would be insufficient, but I am at the point in the build where I can see that I can customize the baggage space to fit my needs (always being careful of W&B). I never sat in a 640 until I built mine. It is now far enough along that I can sit in it, and the leg room is fine. Also, the front seats have a lot of room for adjustment. I do not have a web site with my build details, like Christian has. (No time to invest in setting up a site.) But if you would like to see any information on my build, just let me know. I can email back to you off line. -------- Scott Stewart s/n: 0092 Building from plans Rudder and Stabilator complete. Wings at 65%. Fuselage at 40%. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=271401#271401 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 02:17:00 PM PST US Subject: Zenith640-List: Re: Considering 640 Input Needed From: "KUB" Scott, Thanks for the quick reply I appreciate it. Im really just starting our with my research but hope to start building something next fall. I am sure I will have many questions and will be taking you up on your offer to see the details of your build. I probably should have also mentioned that I am only looking into metal planes. 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