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02-26-2020, 01:52 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Idaho
Posts: 186
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Originally Posted by scard
Well, lookie there! Very nice. I've been enjoying mine for the last 13yrs.
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Me too... Builder did a wonderful job on 4 panels across the top. Can?t remember the last time I had to go underneath the panel... |
02-28-2020, 07:23 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Savannah, GA
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Nice to see a factory option! Placed my order for one as it looks to maybe ease some of the issues on placing EFI components; it's on backorder expected around 3/11 but not a concern--I have plenty to do building my engine in the meantime...
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02-28-2020, 12:04 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Sunman, IN
Posts: 2,186
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Yep
Backordered...😫
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Bob
Aerospace Engineer '88
RV-10
Structure - 90% Done
Cabin Top - Aaarrghhh...
EFII System 32 - Done
297 HP Barrett Hung
ShowPlanes Cowl with Skybolts Fitted - Beautiful
Wiring...
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02-28-2020, 12:19 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Joseph, Oregon
Posts: 561
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Originally Posted by Zuldarin
I thought I would give everybody a peek at what these look like installed on the side bays of an RV-10. I like this location much better for my situation....
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EDIT: Oooops...already answered 
Darin...did you encounter any misalignment of the top panel due to the added radius like Scott was referring to in post #11?
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Michael Fleming
Joseph, OR
sagriver at icloud dot com
RV-7 Slider #74572
Started 11/2016
Empennage completed 11/2016 (sans fiberglass)
Ailerons and flaps completed 3/2017.
Wings completed 12/2017
Started on QB fuselage 01/2018
Donated for 2020 and so should you 
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02-28-2020, 12:25 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Joseph, Oregon
Posts: 561
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Originally Posted by rocketman1988
Backordered...😫
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I Figured when the original post said they had a few in stock I better act fast...glad I did
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Michael Fleming
Joseph, OR
sagriver at icloud dot com
RV-7 Slider #74572
Started 11/2016
Empennage completed 11/2016 (sans fiberglass)
Ailerons and flaps completed 3/2017.
Wings completed 12/2017
Started on QB fuselage 01/2018
Donated for 2020 and so should you
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02-28-2020, 01:47 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Aurora, OR
Posts: 841
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Originally Posted by rocketman1988
Backordered...
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Over 100 in production now and should be available in the next couple of weeks. We planned for a sizable number on our first run, and the actual orders were even more. But point is - they won't be long.
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Van's web site | Instagram | Facebook
Opinions, information and comments are my own unless stated otherwise. They do not necessarily represent the direction/opinions of my employer.
Building RV-8A since Sept 2014 (N88VX reserved)
Dual AFS 5600, Avidyne IFD 440, Whirlwind 74RV, Superior XP IO-360
VAF build thread - Flickr photo album - Project Facebook page
Aurora, OR (EAA Chapter 105)
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02-28-2020, 02:02 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Snoqualmie, wa
Posts: 393
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Originally Posted by mfleming
Darin...did you encounter any misalignment of the top panel due to the added radius like Scott was referring to in post #11? |
Not really, there is a slight misalignment but not enough that it caused any issues with installing the cover. I'm installing the left side now and I will report if I find anything different.
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Darin
Snoqualmie WA
RV-9A Sold
RV-10 Building - FWF
www.DarinAnderson.com
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02-28-2020, 03:36 PM
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: St Albert, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 515
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How watertight do these kind of panels end up being? With the avionics there I?d be a little worried about water ingress.
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Randy P.
1st time builder
RV10 - QB wings and fuse. Working on cabin top
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
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02-28-2020, 03:56 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Snoqualmie, wa
Posts: 393
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I've never had a leak in the panels I cut into my 9A. I do keep it in a hangar, and when it sits outside it is covered with a canopy cover. No leaking after flying through some pretty heavy rain getting into Oshkosh 2018 either. I use some stuff an AP friend of mine calls butterscotch tape as a sealant. He tells me that stuff is used to waterproof access panels on some of the big guys.
That said, there are no avionics close to the opening I pictured above (RV-10) so I'm not worried about drips even if there is a small leak.
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Darin
Snoqualmie WA
RV-9A Sold
RV-10 Building - FWF
www.DarinAnderson.com
2020 donation sent!
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02-28-2020, 05:13 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Aurora, OR
Posts: 841
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Originally Posted by RandyAB
How watertight do these kind of panels end up being? With the avionics there I?d be a little worried about water ingress.
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That will be just about 100% dependent on how well they are sealed by the installer!
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Greg Hughes - Van's Aircraft - Community, Media, Marketing
Van's web site | Instagram | Facebook
Opinions, information and comments are my own unless stated otherwise. They do not necessarily represent the direction/opinions of my employer.
Building RV-8A since Sept 2014 (N88VX reserved)
Dual AFS 5600, Avidyne IFD 440, Whirlwind 74RV, Superior XP IO-360
VAF build thread - Flickr photo album - Project Facebook page
Aurora, OR (EAA Chapter 105)
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