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CharlieWaffles 05-20-2014 09:51 PM

Fresh out of paint
 
Today I had the pleasure of rolling out my RV-10 from the paint shop. She started right up and it was great to get back to the air after all these months.

I worked with the painter on this from start to finish and his expertise was invaluable. But I am also glad I spent as much time hands on as I did as I am much more aware of how to maintain this beauty now.

BEFORE:


AFTER:





AX-O 05-20-2014 09:57 PM

looks nice. That chord on that prop is wide :eek:

BruceEicher 05-20-2014 10:40 PM

WOW
 
I have sneaked a peak yesterday in Craig's paint shop. And Mark's -10 is fabulous! I can only guess that out in the light it is even better. Great job on the design and colors! Well worth the wait...
Now, let's go flying!

crabandy 05-20-2014 11:38 PM

Looks GREAT!

60av8tor 05-21-2014 01:25 AM

Beautiful plane!

paul330 05-21-2014 01:52 AM

Nice job. Going to check mine out in the shop tomorrow :D

Skykingbob 05-21-2014 04:46 AM

Wow!
 
Mark.....it's a beautiful signature on the work of art! Nice airplane:)

humptybump 05-21-2014 05:12 AM

Mark - a beautife airplane and a stunning scheme. A total class act !

Weasel 05-21-2014 05:47 AM

That is awesome. Wow nice work

Tim 8-A 05-21-2014 05:56 AM

I love the colors, great job.

rleffler 05-21-2014 06:13 AM

That ought to add at least 10 knots.

Looks great! Looking forward to seeing it as OSH.

bob

Zac@AerosportProducts 05-21-2014 06:14 AM

That is sharp!! I really like the color combo. Really makes that 3-blade Hartzell pop!!

polishpilot 05-21-2014 06:20 AM

Where did you have it painted, Charlie. I will be looking for a painter after I fly off my 40 hours.

Bill.Peyton 05-21-2014 06:35 AM

Very nice Mark!

Aerosport1 05-21-2014 06:42 AM

Sweeeeeeeeeet

Awesome Mark I love the paint scheme

sbalmos 05-21-2014 07:24 AM

Slick paint job. Can't wait to see it in person in the sunlight of OSH. Are either of the red or gray metallic?

BCP Boys 05-21-2014 07:26 AM

Eye Popping
 
:eek: Very NICE!

BillL 05-21-2014 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AX-O (Post 881499)
looks nice. That chord on that prop is wide :eek:

Yes it IS - 8.8"

Gotta watch that cowl clearance at full pitch!

Paint looks fantastic!

TS Flightlines 05-21-2014 07:55 AM

Mark---my compliments on a fantastic job!. All of us are proud of you and the plane you built. First class. Proud to have been a small part of this beautiful RV10.
Tom

woxofswa 05-21-2014 08:58 AM

Very nice looking.

CharlieWaffles 05-21-2014 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbalmos (Post 881570)
Slick paint job. Can't wait to see it in person in the sunlight of OSH. Are either of the red or gray metallic?

The red, grey and silver are all metallics. The white base is not. The grey color is an AMG grey metallic and from different angles varies from black to light silver. It is truly an amazing paint to see in person. Many people have commented it looks like each of the whiskers is a different shade of paint, but they are all the same. Its just an optical illusion. The longer silver whiskers are a BMW silver and they look like there is a fade, but there is not.

CharlieWaffles 05-21-2014 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by polishpilot (Post 881556)
Where did you have it painted, Charlie. I will be looking for a painter after I fly off my 40 hours.

Craig Roberts/Aero Composites here at KUAO painted it for me. He has a long waiting list and from what he told me, wont be doing another RV10 for quite a while (lots of work).

ppilotmike 05-21-2014 09:30 AM

Congrats!
 
Mark,

She is a BEAUT! Excellent scheme, and I love the look of those paddles out front!

rwwende 05-21-2014 09:37 AM

All I can say is WOW! Great scheme! Love it!

bwestfall 05-21-2014 09:48 AM

krylon was it?
 
To echo Bob it's 10 knots faster now just sitting there! Looks great Mark. Can't wait to see in person.

jchang10 05-21-2014 11:08 AM

Mark, what kind of cruise performance numbers are you getting with the new wide chord Hartzell prop? I wonder how much of a difference it makes. There was recently an article in one of the aviation magazines that talked about the reasoning behind the wide chords. It was an interesting read.

N427EF 05-21-2014 11:25 AM

Beauty!
 
That 's a Beauty!
Great paint scheme and a great painter.
Hope to meet you in person, maybe in OSH this year.

AX-O 05-21-2014 12:53 PM

is this where you got the idea?


flyboy1963 05-21-2014 01:39 PM

what makes a great paint job?
 
That is great...borrowed or not!
One thing I notice is that there are NO straight lines!
Not that it can't look good with a nice long 'waterline', but it really makes the -10 look even more like a curvy composite ship!

AX-O 05-21-2014 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flyboy1963 (Post 881685)
That is great...borrowed or not!

I was not implying that borrowed a paintjob was a negative thing. I look at other airplanes as a source of inspiration for my own almost every day. It was a simple question. Now back to the thread.

I love the flow of the multiple lines on the lower part of the aircraft.

9GT 05-21-2014 03:07 PM

Absolutely gorgeous Charlie!

majuro15 05-21-2014 08:12 PM

Beautiful job, been following it on your blog. Glad the flight went well too!

Jackm 05-21-2014 09:49 PM

Congrats
 
Mark,

looks great!

CharlieWaffles 05-21-2014 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AX-O (Post 881677)
is this where you got the idea?


It is indeed! We thought it could be tweaked and improved in a number of ways. I think we wound up with a scheme that compliments the RV10 very nicely.

CharlieWaffles 05-22-2014 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jchang10 (Post 881644)
Mark, what kind of cruise performance numbers are you getting with the new wide chord Hartzell prop? I wonder how much of a difference it makes. There was recently an article in one of the aviation magazines that talked about the reasoning behind the wide chords. It was an interesting read.

I flew a ton yesterday and I am finding I am a few knots faster than before paint - mostly because of improve body work under the paint. At 75% power, 6000' I am seeing about 178 Knots on average.

Here is a shot while at 72% power, so a little lower on power and a couple of knots slower:


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