Will, that was .00487598 kts you lost by not doing that! Get with the program!Will Womack said:...I declined to put the lightning holes in the VS spar. I have regretted it ever since.
RV7Factory said:I almost forgot... I was helping a new -9 builder get set up last weekend and his VS stiffener came from Van's with the lightening holes already drilled. New feature from Van's I suppose.
and beware of careful application of paint. we were taught too much paint on the tail will have you getting a personal relationship with stripper.Captain Avgas said:I suspect that saving every ounce in the tail section is important, not because of the weight saving per se, but because of the aft CG problem on the RV7s. Saving 2oz in the tail where the moment arm is long will enable you to put approx an additional 1lb in the baggage compartment.