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Surface area Van’s RV-10?

Md11av8r

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I am getting ready to paint my RV 10, and I’m trying to estimate the amount of paint I will need. Does anyone out there have an estimate for the total surface area of the RV 10?
Thanks
David
 
Not exact...

A rough number, which should do the job for calculating paint, is that Van's lists the wing area as 148 sq feet, so double that to account for the top half of the wings, and then the fuselage is 25' long, and roughly 4' x 4', so roughly 400 square feet. Add the wings and you have about 700 sqft.

The fuselage isn't really a 4' square, but the VS and HS have more surface area, so it's a fairly accurate SWAG number. Plan for 800 sqft and you should have plenty of paint.
 
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