|
-
POSTING RULES

-
Donate yearly (please).
-
Advertise in here!
-
Today's Posts
|
Insert Pics
|

01-11-2014, 01:08 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Orem, UT
Posts: 213
|
|
Moving target
This is a brief comment from someone who was has been seriously considering ordering an RV-12 kit:
It sure seems like there have a lot of changes. I would feel a lot better about placing an order if the design had been stable for at least a year.
__________________
Finishing -12 tail cone
-9A Empennage done, in storage
Last edited by TThurston : 01-11-2014 at 07:08 PM.
Reason: Clarification
|

01-11-2014, 02:04 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 863
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by TThurston
This is a brief comment was has been seriously considering ordering an RV-12 kit:
It sure seems like there have a lot of changes. I would feel a lot better about placing an order if the design had been stable for at least a year.
|
You would not say that if you were buying a computer would you?
Think of the RV-12 as a pack of aluminum sheets bundled with a computer 
|

01-11-2014, 03:24 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: La Feria Texas
Posts: 3,822
|
|
On the flip side of that comment, I for one am extremely happy that the design has continued to grow and improve thru these changes. Seriously, none of them have been dealbreakers, and all have been improvements to an already fine design. I would be disappointed with a company that did NOT do that.
.
Quote:
Originally Posted by TThurston
This is a brief comment was has been seriously considering ordering an RV-12 kit:
It sure seems like there have a lot of changes. I would feel a lot better about placing an order if the design had been stable for at least a year.
|
|

01-11-2014, 04:29 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Independence, OR
Posts: 228
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by TThurston
This is a brief comment was has been seriously considering ordering an RV-12 kit:
It sure seems like there have a lot of changes. I would feel a lot better about placing an order if the design had been stable for at least a year.
|
I'm thinking having a design stable for at least a year might rank right up there with having a house that's finished.  I've never seen one (house that is).
My 1967 Cessna 150 had a change, requiring parts to be changed, in Dec. of 2009, when it was 42 years old.
On the other hand there's certainly nothing wrong with waiting. For me personally, there hasn't been any changes coming down the pipe, that would of kept me, nor did keep me from getting started.
Jim
__________________
RV-12 kit (sold)
2006 Rans S-6S Coyote (flying)
|

01-11-2014, 04:42 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Dallas area
Posts: 10,768
|
|
If I thought that my airplane had anything close to the reliability of a computer, I'd be walking!
__________________
Mel Asberry, DAR since the last century.
EAA Flight Advisor/Tech Counselor, Friend of the RV-1
Recipient of Tony Bingelis Award and Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
USAF Vet, High School E-LSA Project Mentor.
RV-6 Flying since 1993 (sold)
<rvmel(at)icloud.com>
|

01-11-2014, 05:32 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: La Feria Texas
Posts: 3,822
|
|
Then again, it sure would be nice to just reboot when the darned thing went teats up.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mel
If I thought that my airplane had anything close to the reliability of a computer, I'd be walking!
|
|

01-12-2014, 10:54 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Fall City, WA
Posts: 138
|
|
RV12 polyethylene tank with fuel cel safety foam
Does anyone know why Vans doesn't provide a poly tanks like Sonex does with fuel cell safety foam to minimize slosh? It seems safer, would cost less and much easier to build/install.
__________________
B2RV12
|

01-12-2014, 11:20 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Dallas area
Posts: 10,768
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by ben barron
Does anyone know why Vans doesn't provide a poly tanks like Sonex does with fuel cell safety foam to minimize slosh? It seems safer, would cost less and much easier to build/install.
|
See Scotts post #77 in this thread.
__________________
Mel Asberry, DAR since the last century.
EAA Flight Advisor/Tech Counselor, Friend of the RV-1
Recipient of Tony Bingelis Award and Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
USAF Vet, High School E-LSA Project Mentor.
RV-6 Flying since 1993 (sold)
<rvmel(at)icloud.com>
|

01-12-2014, 12:31 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Wilmington, NC
Posts: 517
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by ben barron
Does anyone know why Vans doesn't provide a poly tanks like Sonex does with fuel cell safety foam to minimize slosh? It seems safer, would cost less and much easier to build/install.
|
See the latest in poly tank design on page 53 of the Jan Sport Aviation(yellow jet on cover). It's mounted low and behind the pilot. And has to supply fuel at rates just a bit higher than a 912S
Tony
|

01-12-2014, 05:49 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 845
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by ben barron
Does anyone know why Vans doesn't provide a poly tanks like Sonex does with fuel cell safety foam to minimize slosh? It seems safer, would cost less and much easier to build/install.
|
Just thinking out loud, but it could be as simple as the fact that they have the machinery to bend metal, so bending metal is what they do. It's not unlikely that they looked at the return on investing in new technology for a single entry in their fleet just isn't there.
There's nothing stopping a 3rd party from stepping in with a replacement tank, except for similar economics - how many would they have to sell the recoup the investment in custom design and engineering? How many 12 owners would be willing to make the change, especially if this latest SB is finally the last?
__________________
Dave Gamble
Grove City, OH
RV-6 N466PG Purchased already flying - SOLD!
The Book: The PapaGolf Chronicles
Built RV-12
http://www.schmetterlingaviation.com
The Book: Being written.
The above web blogs and any links provided thereto are not instructional or advisory in nature. They merely seek to share my experiences in building and flying Van's RV airplanes.
|
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
| Display Modes |
Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:58 AM.
|