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Old 12-12-2013, 08:17 AM
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Default RV-7A with LS1 V8 ??

N577AZ Ive seen this plane for sale and cruious. Has anyone in the group flown or know anything about?
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Old 12-12-2013, 11:54 AM
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... the one with the b..t ugly cowling on B-stormers?

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Old 12-12-2013, 12:24 PM
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No, its the one with the B..t ugly cowling on Controller.
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Old 12-12-2013, 12:47 PM
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Default Extremely heavy

Saw it fly a few years ago at Copperstate. It is VERY heavy. Don't remember the exact numbers.
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Old 12-12-2013, 01:12 PM
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There was a couple RV 10s flying with these engines, and they were rather nose heave as I recall.

And the 10 is designed to have a 540, so extra weight is already figured into the design.

Unless the 7 had a fuse stretch or something, I cant see how the C/G is going to be very friendly.
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Old 12-12-2013, 01:51 PM
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Default That engine cowl..

looks about 6 mos pregnant
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Old 12-12-2013, 02:03 PM
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Old 12-12-2013, 02:39 PM
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No way would I fly that thing!

Let's see, if you throw away the engine, prop, cowl, everything forward of the firewall, and mostlikely the panels as well seeing how almost everything looks to be LSI spacific, Whats left and what is it worth? Also has the airframe been modified? Hmmmmm Not for me

Experimentation is fine and encouraged, after all we are Experimental, but does anyone know if this flys and how it handles? Can an RV even handle 350HP? Flutter speed? Lots of questions. What would Van say?
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Old 12-12-2013, 04:29 PM
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Maybe the leaving the front wheel pant and intersection fairing off helps with the CG and keeps it under VNE.

Not my cup of tea either, but kudos to the guy that got it flying. Quite the project!
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Old 12-12-2013, 11:35 PM
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... the one with the b..t ugly cowling on B-stormers?

JC
Fugly is the correct term, but I bet it's more stable than the Gee Bee.

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