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my entry for dumb question of the year

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SgtZim

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It's just bugging me and I'll probably find out when the finishing kit gets here. Why does my lower aft skin have the big hole just aft of the left flap - like the hole for an 8A where the step goes?

:confused:
 
Are you talking about the wing, or fuse??

The 8 uses a wing mounted fresh air intake IIRC. Could you be talking about this?
 
Same skin for 8 or 8A

SgtZim said:
It's just bugging me and I'll probably find out when the finishing kit gets here. Why does my lower aft skin have the big hole just aft of the left flap - like the hole for an 8A where the step goes?

:confused:
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The newer kits use the same lower aft fuselage skin for both the -8 and the -8A, and the hole for the boarding step is pre-punched. On the -8, this hole ends up inside the flap fairing and isn't visible. I recommend covering it up from the inside with a thin piece of aluminum, however.

Skylor
RV-8
 
Thanks Skylor - exactly what I was wondering about - I didn't think the fairings would cover that far out but I guess the 8A guys have to cut a hole in the fairing.
 
Is there any reason why the step could not be installed in the -8?

It seems like it might not be a bad idea for ease of entry and passengers might be less likely to step on a flaps.
 
I've seen the steps installed on a -9, for just that reason (ease of entry/exit) but it looks wrong to me somehow.
 
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