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08-12-2013, 10:11 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Colorado
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RV-4 aerobatics on a budget
This video was taken during a practice airshow routine we perform at small hometown airfields. It is meant to demonstrate the capabilities of a relatively inexpensive homebuilt completed in 1989 and minimally equipped, 160 HP, FP non-inverted system. Completion cost was $23500. It is not an IAC quality performance since the audience does not judge, but they are happy to see an airplane perform with smoke.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GojqK...ature=youtu.be
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08-12-2013, 10:33 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: North Atlanta
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Well done.
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08-12-2013, 11:07 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Orlando, FL
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Very, very enjoyable to watch. Thanks for sharing.
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08-12-2013, 12:05 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 337
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Great display!
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Eagles Nest, TX
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08-12-2013, 04:43 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 617
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That was really neat, thoroughly enjoyed the whole routine.
Cheers
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Sydney Australia
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08-12-2013, 06:18 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Daleville, AL
Posts: 343
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great flying
Very nice choreographed routine and shows the capabilities of the RVs. If you added inverted oil and fuel systems, you definitely would be an IAC competitor in the Sportsman category.
Cheers,
Bill McLean
RV-4 slider
Lower Alabama
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08-12-2013, 06:48 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: colorado
Posts: 873
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nice
I watched this from the ground and it was outstanding. Hans is the biggest proponent of the -4 I know.
He will be performing at the Rocky Mountain Airshow this weekend with the Rocky Mountain Renegades. You can watch him on Live Airshow TV webstreaming broadcast. Not sure of the times yet but we go at 6pm Friday and 1200 Sat and Sun.
www.rmrairshows.com
Good Job Hans
Chris M.
Twister
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08-12-2013, 08:36 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Colorado
Posts: 227
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Thanks for the nice comments by all, I might add the enjoyment I've had with this RV4 could not have been without the design, engineering and successful marketing by Mr Van, Richard VanGrunsven the designer of the most prolific line of homebuilts.
Regards,
Hans
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I'd rather fly than tinker.
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08-12-2013, 09:27 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
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That looked great... No reason the same routine couldn't be flown in the -6, too... Heck, any of the aerobatic RV's for that matter.
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1996 RV-6 "Tweety" C-FRBP (formerly N196RV)
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08-12-2013, 09:32 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: NC
Posts: 664
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WillyEyeBall
If you added inverted oil and fuel systems, you definitely would be an IAC competitor in the Sportsman category.
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Bill, or even if he didn't add!  If you don't mind watching you oil level and maybe wiping the belly off, there's not enough negative G duration in Sportsman to need inverted systems. The relatively fast roll rate of the RV helps with that.
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