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Future N????...

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Looking at the -8. Read through these forums and saw a lot of very saavy and creative building. I really liked the double wing tanks that I saw one builder put on his Super-8.

Question: Has anyone ever modified an -8 fuselage to make it a single-place? Im just dreaming here... but I envision moving the pilots seat into the rear seat location. As anything like this been done on the -8? Create any problems that couldnt be fixed?
 
Could be pretty cool i think, Reminds me of when Pitts Made the S2-S, essentially an S2-B Frame with a single seat

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Came across this photo of a Harmon Rocket III. Is the Harmon Rocket III based on the -8 or the -4? To my knowledge they are all modified RV's correct?

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Future N????... said:
Came across this photo of a Harmon Rocket III. Is the Harmon Rocket III based on the -8 or the -4? To my knowledge they are all modified RV's correct?

I cant answer the 4 Vs 8 Questions but the big difference I see would be the Rocket has an IO-540 and the 8 would have a IO-360
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Bruce Bohannon's Flyin' Tiger is a combination of -4, -8, and Rocket parts - plus a whole lot more!

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...and if you'll Google "Bruce Bohannon, you'll find that he set altitude records in that plane, over 40,000'!

Best,
 
I sketched a couple single-seat versions a while back. One is with the standard forward skin and bulkhead shape extended, makes it a bit camel-backed, and one with a cut down shape. Looks like someone already did it.

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