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Old 01-26-2009, 10:27 AM
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Does anyone know if Van's has ever produced a drawing of the complete RV-8 in a kind of cut away view?

I'd like to have such a drawing to frame and hang on my wall!!

My idea of true art!

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Old 01-26-2009, 11:21 AM
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Does anyone know if Van's has ever produced a drawing of the complete RV-8 in a kind of cut away view?

I'd like to have such a drawing to frame and hang on my wall!!

My idea of true art!

Jesse Bentley

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Muskego, WI

I know how you feel Jesse! I've wondered the same thing. They included a frame-worthy cutaway drawing of the -6 series with that kit. "Yo V, wassup with the -8?"

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Old 01-26-2009, 12:23 PM
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Hey Rick,

Just curious, what is the quote hanging just above the Blue Angels photo? I tried zooming up on it, but couldn't get it clear enough to read. Sorry about the thread-jack, but I love good aviation related quotes.

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Old 01-26-2009, 12:40 PM
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.... what is the quote hanging just above the Blue Angels photo?....Brad
For once you have tasted flight
you will walk the earth
with your eyes turned skywards,
for there you have been
and there you will long to return.

Leonardo da Vinci
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Old 01-26-2009, 12:56 PM
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Does anyone know if Van's has ever produced a drawing of the complete RV-8 in a kind of cut away view?

I'd like to have such a drawing to frame and hang on my wall!!

My idea of true art!

Jesse Bentley

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Muskego, WI
I was hoping for one of a -7A for inclusion in the (eventual, but too far in the future to really think much about right now) POH.
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Old 01-26-2009, 12:58 PM
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The artist you want is Tom Johnson. Tom is responsible for the art prints of Delmar Benjamin's Gee Bee and the Pitts Model 12, among others. Here's a heavily cropped and shrunken example:



I have the Gee Bee print framed and hanging on my office wall. The detail is incredible.

Tom is a friend of a friend. I can contact him and see if he would be interested in doing a particular RV model, or several models. The prints are not cheap. You should perhaps expect to develop an order list, which may include earnest money. With enough interest I imagine Tom would do it.
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Old 01-26-2009, 01:36 PM
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Default Please do, Dan,

I'd love to have one.

Thanks,
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Old 01-26-2009, 01:50 PM
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For once you have tasted flight
you will walk the earth
with your eyes turned skywards,
for there you have been
and there you will long to return.

Leonardo da Vinci
Thanks Rick,

How true that statement is! Whenever I hear an airplane, I have to stop whatever I'm doing to look up and watch.

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Old 01-26-2009, 02:41 PM
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Default Very cool!

Dan,

That print is very cool! It's actually quite a bit more extravagant than I had in mind, but I certainly would be interested in buying a print like that of an RV-8!

I would think with all the RV's out there that there would be a pretty good market for that type of thing and he'd sell lots!

If enough people chime in, maybe we can organize an initial purchase that would be large enough for him to invest the time.

Jesse Bentley

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Old 01-26-2009, 03:47 PM
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