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01-11-2011, 05:40 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Calgary, Canada
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RV-10 EG33 Twin Turbo Photos
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01-11-2011, 05:42 PM
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Senior Curmudgeon
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
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AT LAST!!!!!
Been waiting for these
Sure does look good, you do amazing work.
Now a flight report, please 
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Mike Starkey
VAF 909
Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011 
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
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01-11-2011, 05:49 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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Thanks Mike, I got off my lazy butt and finally took these photos today as various people have been bugging me for months...
Business is taking most of my time but I decided to close shop at noon on Fridays as of Jan. 1 to be able to get a few hours in on the -10 every week. I gotta get this thing flying this year. Still slogging through wiring at the moment. Once that is done, the panel goes in (already built long ago with all the stuff to go in the holes) and then I can stick the tail and wings on which have been done for a couple years now too.
Sounds easy but there are a couple hundred hours to go to have it flyable. Two business moves have added almost 2 years to the project unfortunately but that is how life goes sometimes. I think I had burnout on the project too after pounding on it for the first 3 years and needed a break. I got a GSXR, took up fashion photography in my "spare time", bought a Genesis Coupe and now I'm studying Japanese for a trip to Japan in April. Can you say mid life crisis? Trying to get focused back on the -10 with all these pesky distractions. At least getting to work now at the airport is fun so there are no excuses there.
Last edited by rv6ejguy : 01-11-2011 at 06:28 PM.
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01-11-2011, 06:03 PM
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Senior Curmudgeon
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So what is the cylindrical device below/in front of the turbos?? Has a red cap on it.
Oil cooler for the turbos, before returning hot oil to the crankcase??
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Mike Starkey
VAF 909
Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011 
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
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01-11-2011, 06:10 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike S
So what is the cylindrical device below/in front of the turbos?? Has a red cap on it.
Oil cooler for the turbos, before returning hot oil to the crankcase??
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Heat exchanger for cabin heat. Can also divert hot air out the lower cowling exit for extra summer cooling in the climb.
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01-12-2011, 05:30 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Louisville, Ga
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Beautiful work, Ross
IIRC, you fabbed all of the intake manifold and injector housings?
Great attention to detail!
Regards,
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Pierre Smith
RV-10, 510 TT
RV6A (Sojourner) 180 HP, Catto 3 Bl (502Hrs), gone...and already missed
Air Tractor AT 502B PT 6-15 Sold
Air Tractor 402 PT-6-20 Sold
EAA Flight Advisor/CFI/Tech Counselor
Louisville, Ga
It's never skill or craftsmanship that completes airplanes, it's the will to do so,
Patrick Kenny, EAA 275132
Dues gladly paid!
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01-12-2011, 07:41 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Calgary, Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pierre smith
IIRC, you fabbed all of the intake manifold and injector housings?
Great attention to detail!
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I fabbed the intake manifold, turbo plumbing, intercooler tanks, engine mount and sub mount frame, header tank, twin alternator mounts, air filter mounts, crankcase vent tank and the many braces and brackets etc. The intake runners have velocity stacks built in to maximize airflow and are tuned for the cruise rpm range. The injector housings are something I designed that we sell for people to convert from carbs to EFI. We have many different designs and sizes to fit different injectors for Lycoming, Jabiru, Rotax, Subaru etc. Our CNC shop turns out hundreds of these a year.
It all fits under a stock cowling but was not easy, taking many hours of juggling component locations. I did have to move the oil filler door to the right rear for the EG33.
There are also over 100 hours into the radiator scoop alone with a cockpit controllable exit door, smooth contours, rad mounts and guide vanes glassed into it and many hours of reshaping and sanding.
I expect the engine to make an easy 275hp at 36-38 inches and 5400 rpm for takeoff and project speeds of 190 knots at any altitude, depending on how much fuel burn I want to suffer. The turbos can maintain full power to 18,000 feet+ so the climb rate should be fairly impressive.
I think the worst is over with now.
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01-12-2011, 08:05 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Amazing work, congratulations.
I don't blame you for picking up a Gixxer though. Sport bikes are a blast.
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SOLD 7/2/2020
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01-12-2011, 08:53 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: S21, Oregon
Posts: 161
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Awesome work Ross! 
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Kelly
RV-7 empennage done, wings done, fuselage to QB stage.
1973 Maule M4-220C flying
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01-12-2011, 09:41 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Milwaukee, WI area
Posts: 2,967
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That's so awesome Ross!!! Amazing looking...can't wait to hear that thing running!! 
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Chad Jensen
Astronics AES, Vertical Power
RV-7, 5 yr build, flew it 68 hours, sold it, miss it.
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