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09-22-2008, 09:42 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Charleston, SC
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Comparative weights
Friends,
I'm currently building an RV-7. Recently on the internet I found a site which lists the comparative weights of numerous homebuilt experimental aircraft. Seems like they listed either an RV-6 or an RV-7 with the other aircraft. It gave weight breakdowns of various components and then totals of the airframe, powerplant, interior and instruments. But, I didn't make a note of the site. Could anyone help me relocate this site?
Thanks,
Hank Avent
Charleston, SC
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09-22-2008, 03:46 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: East Troy, WI
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Dan Checkoway has a W&B chart on his website listing many RVs and their respective weights.
http://www.rvproject.com/
Roberta
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Roberta Hegy
Built/Flew an RV-7A
Air Troy Estates, East Troy, WI
Ford Expedition and TRICE "Q"
Built Glen L "ZIP" Classic Outboard Runabout and Super Spartan Hydroplane
Glen L Torpedo
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09-22-2008, 04:03 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by robertahegy
Dan Checkoway has a W&B chart on his website listing many RVs and their respective weights.
http://www.rvproject.com/
Roberta
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Unfortunately that page has been down for about a month now.
Maybe Dan will get around to fixing it soon.
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RV-9 (Yes, it's a dragon tail)
O-360 w/ dual P-mags
Build the plane you want, not the plane others want you to build!
SC86 - Easley, SC
www.repucci.com/bill/baf.html
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09-22-2008, 05:38 PM
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I hope so,. That was a great piece of info for anyone wanting to plan their RV configuration.
Roberta
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Roberta Hegy
Built/Flew an RV-7A
Air Troy Estates, East Troy, WI
Ford Expedition and TRICE "Q"
Built Glen L "ZIP" Classic Outboard Runabout and Super Spartan Hydroplane
Glen L Torpedo
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07-19-2009, 04:20 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Defiance, MO
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Dan Checkoway W&B weight database
Does anybody know where Dan Checkoway's weight and balance website went to? I know the rvproject website went away but does his weight and balance spreadsheet still exist somewhere?
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Philip
RV-6A - 14+ years, 950+ hours
Based at 1H0 (Creve Coeur)
Paid dues yearly since 2007
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07-19-2009, 05:50 AM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
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Gone but not Forgotten
Dan's site is no more and apparently it is unlikely to be resurrected!
A great resource has been lost.
Can any of you SoCal RVers persuade him to change his mind?
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Anthony Johnston
Brit working in Zurich, Switzerland.
1500 hour pilot and ex instructor and examiner.
RV-4 s/n 4572 Emp Kit.
RV-3B s/n 11460 Emp Kit. (In storage).
Anthony's RV-4
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07-19-2009, 06:35 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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He's a Kentuckian now..... and a Cincinnati River Rat 'formator'. I'll ask him about this when I see him.
Scott Hersha
RV-8FB
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07-19-2009, 06:46 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: ...
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If somebody wants to take the data and host their own version of my old W&B site, I think I'd be up for that at this point...with these caveats:
- I'm not to be held responsible for how this gets used going forward...nor am I going to support it going forward (i.e. don't email me when stuff breaks).
- I'm NOT up for giving away the code, but I'll gladly make the database available...AS-IS.
- I don't have time to hand-hold whoever takes this on. It's not rocket science, but whoever takes it on needs to be able to deal with it themselves.
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Dan Checkoway RV-7
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07-23-2009, 04:58 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Redwood City, CA
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I'd be happy to put it up -- i have webspace and bandwidth to spare, and can probably setup a decent front in pretty quickly.
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RV7A/TU Finishing Kit
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07-23-2009, 05:46 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 22
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Data Remains Accessible
For people that can't wait for the resurrection of the Weight and Balance tables, you can check out the following archive site URL:
http://web.archive.org/web/200707310...oject.com/wab/
All the W&B data is viewable, although internal links will not work. I did a cut-and-paste from the tables into an Excel spreadsheet, so that I could manipulate and filter the data. Works great!
BTW, thanks Dan, for having originally collected and posted the information. Although the site is no longer available, it certainly set the standard for quality.
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Gunter
Waterloo, ON
Slo-Build RV-8, C-GMGO
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