Vansconvert
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Has the factory made any improvements or changes to the construction of the eight over time? I don't mean recommended service bulletins, I mean the way the plane is built?
The RV8 was apparently not a prepunched kit initially, so some of the builder sites show the fuse on a jig. This likely would cause changes in a number of areas. At the moment I'm having trouble with the WD822 gear tower weldment and wishing that wasn't prepunched. Can't get the holes to line up with the skins and gear tower outer plate.
I stand corrected. This morning I was thinking about my reply above and came back to correct the GW comment. - Thanks Carl!Only in the Aerobatic Gross Weight. The so-called "Dash 1" wing came about later to make the RV-8 and RV-7 wings more common. This commonality results in a 50 pound increase in the Aerobatic Gross Weight (from 1550 to 1600 pounds), but offers no increase in the Max Gross Weight (1800 pounds).