"How can you tell different between an -6 and a -7 " Thanks
I hope so... I understand that with the same engine and prop the -6 will outrun the -7 by a few mph.is that the RV7 is faster.
Just kidding....
That pic makes me cold...
Is there any different between the -7 and -7A when comparing empennages?
I just thought of another way to tell... Look at the fuel caps. RV-6 capacity is 19gal per tank, the -7 is 21gal per tank.
Only useful if the plane is on the ground, and only if they don't have non-standard tanks, of course...
RV6 = Old and Busted
RV7 = New Hotness
Duck !!
The tails are structurally identical. My -7 has an RV-6 tail. I received my RV-6 emp kit exactly one week before Van's announced the RV-7. :-0
I simply upgraded the elevator and rudder skins to 0.020 (from 0.016). Then, later, I got the free RV-9 rudder from Van's after they did the spin testing. I tell people that I started building my RV-7 before Van's started selling them.
The 7 is just a compromise of a bunch of parts from other pre-punches..
Touche'
Nice one! But isn't that a 12?
Old and busted hotness...
No...............the 12 is an entirely new design for people who enjoy "slow" airplanes. Van's just had a lot of 8 & 9 parts.........and decided to make a 7 out of them....
Then they had to stick a bigger rudder on it, because it didn't spin test as well as the 6 did.
L.Adamson --- RV6A with the "classic" tail