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Old 02-26-2016, 04:13 AM
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This is nuts! Not sure if anyone posted it here already. Used the search and couldn't find anything relevant.
I'm sure Van will have a cow over this ! I heard that he wasn't enthused about the Super 8's, so he'll even be more concerned about this ambitious project. My hat's off to the builder to take on something like this.
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Old 02-26-2016, 05:14 AM
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That has gotta be a lot of weight on the nose wheel.
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Old 02-26-2016, 05:34 AM
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Wow, you're not kidding, as far forward as those nacelles appear to be.
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Old 02-26-2016, 05:45 AM
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Tandem seat twin......that unique
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Old 02-26-2016, 06:11 AM
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Bobbi is an A&P and has her own shop in VA. Met her several times racing in the Airventure Cup race. She flew her RV-4 in the race. Interesting lady. That plane sure should go like **** but I worry about that nose gear
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Old 02-26-2016, 06:47 AM
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http://theplanedoctor.com/images.php

(Scroll down to Duo Deuce)

It appears to be an RV-8 fuselage (not -8A; note the gear towers in the forward cockpit), Twin Comanche engine nacelles and cowlings, RV8A nose gear and mount, and some sort of fastback mod and side-hinge canopy. I can't tell what main gear they're using, but it looks similar to PA-28 kit.

All in all, a pretty ambitious project; I'm surprised we haven't heard about it earlier.

This is similar in many respects to the Twin JAG discussed earlier, but probably comes with enough power to guarantee a reasonable single-engine service ceiling.

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Old 02-26-2016, 06:52 AM
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Another thought is how / if the wing spar was modified. Stress on the spar will be in the opposite direction.
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Old 02-26-2016, 06:53 AM
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I'm curious if she strengthened the tail or did any other mod to prevent flutter. Between the tail and the nose wheel (and the rest of the plane for that matter), I hope she did the necessary engineering homework. Cool though I suppose.
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Old 02-26-2016, 06:55 AM
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Is that Dogwood Airpark in Fredericksburg VA?
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Bob, I think the -8A retains the gear towers, less weldments, IIRC.
Nope.

The RV-8A has a different fuselage for the portion that is fwd of the wing spar center section.
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