Hi all,
I am about to become a two-time loser. I built an RV8, have about five hundred hours on it. Great fun. My son in law and I are planning to build an RV 10. He needs room for his family and my wife refuses to travel in the back seat of an RV8. I am mailing off for the empennage kit today. The question I have is, wings first or fuselage first. When I built the -8, it was tail feathers, wings, fuselage. I know now that the fuselage, canopy, engine controls, all that take a lot more time and effort than the wings. If I go from empennage to fuselage, I won't have to store the wings for months to years. I think for newbies, the wings first is a good idea just to get more riveting experience. That doesn't apply to me. So does this make sense? Empennage, then fuselage, then wings?
The other mistake I made last time was buying the engine too soon. Actually, about four years too soon. It would be nice to put that off till the rest is nearly complete.
What do those of you who have built this airplane think?
Regards,
Michael Wynn
Livermore, CA
RV8 Finished 2014 and flying
I am about to become a two-time loser. I built an RV8, have about five hundred hours on it. Great fun. My son in law and I are planning to build an RV 10. He needs room for his family and my wife refuses to travel in the back seat of an RV8. I am mailing off for the empennage kit today. The question I have is, wings first or fuselage first. When I built the -8, it was tail feathers, wings, fuselage. I know now that the fuselage, canopy, engine controls, all that take a lot more time and effort than the wings. If I go from empennage to fuselage, I won't have to store the wings for months to years. I think for newbies, the wings first is a good idea just to get more riveting experience. That doesn't apply to me. So does this make sense? Empennage, then fuselage, then wings?
The other mistake I made last time was buying the engine too soon. Actually, about four years too soon. It would be nice to put that off till the rest is nearly complete.
What do those of you who have built this airplane think?
Regards,
Michael Wynn
Livermore, CA
RV8 Finished 2014 and flying