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Old 09-23-2013, 05:58 PM
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After 30 years of flying a "nosedragger", my 14 will be a taildragger.
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Old 09-24-2013, 06:09 AM
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Default Ease of entry/exit?

Luckily I will be starting with the wing kit so there should be a completed RV-14 by the time I have to make a decision with the tail kit. Besides visual appeal I also want to consider ease of entry/exit. One reason I chose the RV-14 is that many of my flying partners are getting less agile as they age (I guess I am too). I found the RV-14A much easier to get into than the RV-7, and once on the wing my wife had little trouble getting into the RV-14A (once she gets over the "horror" of putting a footprint on the seat cushion she will have no problem).

I can see where the step up to the wing could be difficult for shorter persons, maybe the taildragger will make that part easier? I am also wondering if the angle of the taildragger will have an impact when settling down into the seat and getting out of it?
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Old 09-24-2013, 01:41 PM
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I ordered my -14 emp/tailcone as a tail dragger. I may start with it as a tri-gear until I get comfortable in it and then convert it to a tail wheel later. But I wanted to build in the tail wheel receptacle now so it's ready for later.
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Old 09-24-2013, 03:46 PM
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(once she gets over the "horror" of putting a footprint on the seat cushion she will have no problem).
I never got over the "horror". There is always a towel on my seat
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Old 09-24-2013, 10:46 PM
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I ordered my -14 emp/tailcone as a tail dragger. I may start with it as a tri-gear until I get comfortable in it and then convert it to a tail wheel later. But I wanted to build in the tail wheel receptacle now so it's ready for later.
I did not know you can convert from a tail dragger to tri-gear once you started building one or the other. So I guess the main gear are in exactly the same position for a tail dragger and also the tri-gear planes?
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Old 09-24-2013, 10:49 PM
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I did not know you can convert from a tail dragger to tri-gear once you started building one or the other. So I guess the main gear are in exactly the same position for a tail dragger and also the tri-gear planes?
No.

Wings are the same
Aft fuselage (tail cone) is slightly different.
Fwd fuselage is slightly different.
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Old 10-07-2013, 06:18 PM
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I'm pretty keen on this new one,although I have to get my 6 finished first, thing is I haven't seen a pic of a taildragger 14, not even a drawing, it would be a shame if they decided against it, any one got info on it?.
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Old 11-24-2013, 08:44 AM
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Default Photoshop please (pic of 14)

Would somebody puhleeeese make a photoshop photo of an RV-14 that just happens to be a taildragger, in flight on on the ground or anything to quench our collective imaginations please? I may or may not be able to do that where I'm at, certainly not on work hours IE- take a finished in flight photo and work some magic....
giggity....
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Old 11-24-2013, 01:51 PM
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Would somebody puhleeeese make a photoshop photo of an RV-14 that just happens to be a taildragger, in flight on on the ground or anything to quench our collective imaginations please? I may or may not be able to do that where I'm at, certainly not on work hours
giggity....
It's not a 3D view but there is a 3 view drawing on page 01-03 in THIS document.
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Old 11-24-2013, 09:32 PM
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Would somebody puhleeeese make a photoshop photo of an RV-14 that just happens to be a taildragger, in flight on on the ground or anything to quench our collective imaginations please? I may or may not be able to do that where I'm at, certainly not on work hours IE- take a finished in flight photo and work some magic....
giggity....
This was in the vans super secret stash of photos

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