Show us a pic of your FINISHED RV-10

[pierre smith]

Say, guys,

Fly her to KCUB this Saddy, and pick me up on the way and we'll race

Best,

[gipsowh]

Finally finished with the paint and interior on the Geareddrives RV-10. Thanks to Geoff Combs for loaning his paint scheme. We made a few tweaks to give it some "Texas" flavor.

I'm attaching photo for the first time so I hope this works.

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2...gipsonrv10.jpg

[rv6ejguy]

Very nice Bill.

[BrianNC]

Originally Posted by gipsowh

Finally finished with the paint and interior on the Geareddrives RV-10. Thanks to Geoff Combs for loaning his paint scheme. We made a few tweaks to give it some "Texas" flavor.

I'm attaching photo for the first time so I hope this works.

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2...gipsonrv10.jpg

Nice! Got a few more pics?

[Ron B.]

Very nice, have to love it as per my PM.
Ron

[rv10soon]

Bill,

It is gorgeous and a long time coming. I have been following your progress since it was in your garage. I've been talking with Bud from time to time with great interest in the LS1 engine. The last conversation we had he said your plane weighed about 1727 lbs with 25 lbs in the tail. Bud said you were getting 185 kts with fuel flows of 11.7 gallons/hr. and if you slowed to 170 kts your flow was 9.7 gals.hr. If that is what you are getting it will beat what most lycasaurs's get.

Hank Nolin
alias RV-10 Soon
832-640-6284

[gipsowh]

Hank, I got flamed pretty good last time I mentioned those performance numbers on this forum. Fast forward to today...N730WL gained some weight after my incident last July. She now weighs in at an even 1800 lbs. This is after painting and installing a new 76" MT prop. The MT 3 blade constant speed prop is a good 30 lbs lighter than the big 78" Hartzell aluminum 3 blader I had before. I think that the Hartzell is a much better fit for the LS1..big engine, big prop, big performance- but a tad heavy for the RV10. I'll throw out a data point for the MT. Haven't changed the fuel flow on my GRT EIS as it was and is on the money with refueling totals. Currently getting 160 kts on 12.0 gph. This is a nice easy cruise setting for the LS1 and the Geareddrives PSRU. She also handles much better at low speeds/final approach with a lighter nose. Before I had my hands full even with full up trim. Now its slight up trim and much lighter back pressure on the stick. So its been a trade-off so far. Change in performance for better handling. I had no intention when I started this journey of building the fastest RV10. Just wanted a good handling, safe, reliable, cross-country bird.

Almost there!

[RV10inOz]

Speeds...............

Before I discovered a major static error, the speeds I was seeing suggested I had the slowest RV10 on the planet. Made a small mod to the static ports and I had the fastest.....

So do a GPS box test and fix your static issues before you get too excited is my tip.

DB

[Tim Lewis]

RV-10 N31TD achieved first flight on 20 March 2010.

Powerplant is an IO-540 that I overhauled under the guidance of IA/Tech Counselor/Bax Seat Award winner Dick Koehler. Avionics includes GNS530W, Advanced Flight System AF-3500 EFIS, Tru Track Advanced AP, Garmin 496 for GPS backup and XM weather, and steam gauges for A/S, altitude, and attitude backup. I painted the plane at home with PPG Concept. Stripes and N-numbers are 12-year Oracal vinyl, cut with a fairly low cost vinyl cutter. Vinyl work is not done yet... I'm too busy flying!

Empty weight 1634 lbs (includes paint, fairings, and interior).

A huge "thank you" to my wife Debbie for her support during both this project and the RV-6A we completed in 1999. The number one requirement for completing an RV is a supportive spouse! Thanks to Dick Koehler for his outstanding expertise and support to me and dozens of homebuilders throughout our area. EAA chapter 186 is a great asset to builders in the N. VA area.

[Mike S]

Well, I guess flying can be equated to finished, even if there is no paint yet