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Old 12-16-2013, 07:07 PM
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Does anyone have plans for the electric flap conversion? I've got the actuator and hardware, just need a set of plans so I can get the measurements.
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Old 12-16-2013, 10:42 PM
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I've got the drawings in a .pdf, send me a pm with an email address and I'll send them to you.

I've asked a couple times about putting them somewhere on the site but never gotten an answer....anyone?
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Old 12-17-2013, 08:54 AM
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Got them. Thanks
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Old 12-17-2013, 09:13 AM
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I've asked a couple times about putting them somewhere on the site but never gotten an answer....anyone?
Send them to Doug - he can add them to the links portion of the front page.
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To those who pm'd me, I'll send them out this evening.
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Old 12-17-2013, 09:23 AM
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I'm assuming this conversion is the same for the 3 as the 4, right Paul?
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I'm assuming this conversion is the same for the 3 as the 4, right Paul?
It's very different from the pictures Paul has posted of his RV-3. I don't know if his was stock or not. The stock -4 has a walking beam under the cockpit floor between the flap weldment and the actuator, Paul shows a direct actuator-to-weldment.
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It's very different from the pictures Paul has posted of his RV-3. I don't know if his was stock or not.
Correct - the -4 geometry is very different from the -3 because of the back seat.
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Does anyone have plans for the electric flap conversion? I've got the actuator and hardware, just need a set of plans so I can get the measurements.
Arlie,
If I may ask, why?
Why go from a very positive, instant feedback, STOL strip friendly, no juice required and BTW fool-proof system to a slower, heavier, electrically actuated system? Having owned and flown both extensively I'm curious...

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Old 12-17-2013, 10:02 AM
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What Smoky says..........
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