Show us a pic of your FINISHED RV-10 - Page 19

Space Cadet · #**181** 03-18-2012, 03:51 PM

The prop is an Elippse prop, designed by the late Paul Lippse. Haven't had enough time to gauge how well it's going to work.

I have a Flightline AC compressor up front, which moves the alternator to the other side of the engine using a big, beefy bracket. That bracket plus the two belt tension pulleys (one each side) and the belts block the air inlets quite a bit. So, I decided to try a non-standard inlet layout hoping it would not make a significant difference, or that I could offset the airflow loss with other improvements. It blocked a lot more flow than I originally envisioned when I made that decision, and when it was going together for the last time I was thinking "duh, why did I do that?!" I pretty much knew it wasn't going to work, but since it was done, I gave it a go. I'm halfway finished with modifying it again to take the covers off, and we'll see how that does. May end up having to do something more drastic to get more airflow, we'll see.

Keep at it guys!
Dwight

ppilotmike · #**182** 03-19-2012, 09:07 AM

Dwight,

Big congratulations on your first flight! I wish I'd have known so I could have been there, but I understand the benefits of a low-key first flight. It's great to hear that you're in the air. I was a bit disheartened when I saw your total hours though..

Looks like I've got a long way to go. I was working on match-drilling the longerons for my tailcone yesterday... Slowly, but surely...

Space Cadet · #**183** 03-19-2012, 04:35 PM

Mike- you were on the list, but we had too many people as it was! Sorry. Get you up in it later though to make up for it. My hours should not be construed as typical for sure- I've got lots of extra screw-ups and 3rd party mods that hogged time, plus painting it myself. Think you can do it faster!

Dwight

Strasnuts · #**184** 03-19-2012, 10:31 PM

Congratulations Dwight! I fly to APA and BJC quite a bit for work. Maybe one of these days I can swing by. 2 hours SLC to APA in my 10. 1 hour in the company's vehicle.

Wesael · #**185** 03-20-2012, 10:25 AM

Here we are I am not going to say that we have completed yet. Still have calibrations to do systems checks ect and the inspection is still to come but never the less I think it is complete enough for this thread.

We are 22 months into this project and hope to have it in the air within a week or so.

blahphish · #**186** 03-20-2012, 10:39 AM

Looks great Weasel! What kind of lights do you have in the tips there?

aerhed · #**187** 03-20-2012, 10:48 AM

Hmm. I suppose its okay.....if you're a sucker for really nice looking airplanes.

Wesael · #**188** 03-20-2012, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blahphish

Looks great Weasel! What kind of lights do you have in the tips there?

ztron labs.

Space Cadet · #**189** 03-26-2012, 12:50 PM

Just a quick update on mine... removed those inlet covers and redid the inlets to fix those high CHTs I mentioned on first flight. Second flight today in some warm-ish weather showed CHTs back down where they should be. Speed was down quite a bit, so have some further refinements in the inlets (openings leaking air into lower cowling) and maybe other drag to go find. But that will come later.

Dwight

Bill.Peyton · #**190** 06-14-2012, 06:53 PM

We have been working for the past 6 weeks on the fuse and vertical surfaces at a friends paint shop. We finally finished up the fuse and brought it home today after painting until well after midnight last night. We still have to finish the N number and dark blue on the top of the vertical stab. Then on the the wings and control surfaces.... We chose to paint the plane in sections prior to final assembly.