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Why did I choose an RV-4?: May 2006
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Why did I choose an RV-4? Real men fly taildraggers." The cognoscenti fly a -4, but if you can't fly taildraggers.learn! Friday, May 19, 2006. Why did I choose to build an RV4? Also, the nosewheel drags on soft ground. I guess its a nosedragger! The stall speed of the -4 is about 5 mph more than the -9A, so I am confident that with a little practice elsewhere, I will be able to operate the -4 safely from this strip. All the other VANS designs are quite a bit faster on approach. Yes, the white dots at the...
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Fuselage: Tru Trak pitch servo
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Thursday, November 08, 2007. Tru Trak pitch servo. After three weeks away travelling, its back to the -4. I installed the pitch servo. It is identical to the role servo, and presented equally well. To install it, you replace the standard VANS bellcrank brackets with a pair provided by True Trak. This just requires some careful de-riveting and then riveting the new pair in. They are extended behind the bulkhead to support the back end of the servo. Posted by Retro @ 8:27 AM. Comments: Post a Comment.
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Fuselage: Static ports
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Sunday, December 03, 2006. Posted by Retro @ 10:48 AM. Comments: Post a Comment. Links to this post:. FLYING, TESTING AND LESSONS LEARNED. WHY DID I CHOOSE A VANS RV4?
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Other: June 2010
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This is an area for other stuff which come up from time to time. Wednesday, June 23, 2010. This is my approach to locking the rudder. It has the merit of putting the forces through the control system the way they were intended to flow. Posted by Retro @ 6:23 AM 0 comments. Links to this post. FLYING, TESTING AND LESSONS LEARNED. WHY DID I CHOOSE A VANS RV4?
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Finish Kit: Painting II
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Tuesday, October 09, 2007. At this point, as the -4 all became this matt 'stealth fighter gray', it looked good enough to stop right there. John had come armed with masks for much of the design on the tail, and the overly large British registration. The design is of a flag as you will see, that has made it through the prop, but become shredded on the way. With the speed of a -4 it is rapidly disintegrating! Here you see the rudder mask in place. Having started on a Tuesday, after a very long week of late...
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Electrics: The fuse block is becoming populated.
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Saturday, 15 March 2008. The fuse block is becoming populated. The fuse block is steadily becoming populated. I think only three feeds missing, the radio, transponder and intercom. The intercom will be located just below the switches you see for the p-mags, about where the cleco is. I like the idea of having it here. While easy to get to it is out of the way. Once set, it should not need attention, and therefore does not need to clutter the panel. So I have tried to make the runs short.
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Electrics: The first building blocks of the electrical system are installed.
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Monday, 10 September 2007. The first building blocks of the electrical system are installed. I installed the first two electrical components recently. In this picture you can see a 20 way fuse block. This had to go in now since it was necessary to install the cowl cheek extension for painting. Power will come from inside the cowl cheek extension. If a fuse blows I will manage without whatever I loose. Playing with breakers and fuses in the air is pointless. I really like push on terminals. This is a ...
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Electrics: February 2008
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Saturday, 23 February 2008. Suddenly there is wire everywhere! For me this is one of the exciting points of putting my RV together. I enjoy the rapid progress that can be made installing the wiring. Having ordered an AFS. 3400 I benefit from three very comprehensive harnesses which plug into the back of it. First step therefore is to thread all the wires in the general direction they have to go, and make sure they are combed out . That is what is going on in this first picture. Links to this post.
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Other: March 2008
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This is an area for other stuff which come up from time to time. Wednesday, March 26, 2008. I was taught to make a lacing knot by a blond. Woman at Sun 'n Fun one year in a workshop. Pull a loop of lacing thread off the role, don't. Cut it, and pass it behind the bundle you want to lace. In this picture, the left hand end goes to the role, and the right hand end is a 3" loose end. (You can use a shorter loose end with two hands.). Like about this picture is that I have twisted the loop. It doesn't.
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Wings: March 2007
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Sunday, March 25, 2007. Fuel pipe from left tank. (Flop tube side.). The path from the left hand tank, if it contains a flop tube, into the fuselage, is not an easy one. As it snakes around the F-463 the pipe is clear of it at all times despite how it looks in the pictures. Beyond the fitting on the wall of the fuselage, I will continue in the FUSELAGE. Section of the blog. The second picture is from underneath. Posted by Retro @ 8:59 AM 2 comments. Links to this post. Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Are CS4-...
