[N546RV]

Does anyone have or know where I can find a diagram-type image file of the RV-8 main panel section? I want to do some kind of idle looking at how I might lay out my panel, mostly to just help inform how I'm going to plumb the wings.

I've looked around a bit but found nothing useful yet.

 

[Joe]

The Van's Aircraft web site can be hard to navigate but look under Support | Downloads. Here's a direct link to a zipped DXF file. If you don't have AutoCad there are numerous free DXF-viewers; just ask for a recommendation.

BTW, double-check the height of the panel drawing. I vaguely remember that the bent area is shown contiguous with the actual "panel" space and makes it appear about an inch too tall. I could be wrong.

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Joe

 

[N546RV]

The Van's Aircraft web site can be hard to navigate but look under Support | Downloads. Here's a direct link to a zipped DXF file. If you don't have AutoCad there are numerous free DXF-viewers; just ask for a recommendation.

BTW, double-check the height of the panel drawing. I vaguely remember that the bent area is shown contiguous with the actual "panel" space and makes it appear about an inch too tall. I could be wrong.

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Joe

Awesome, thanks! What does it say about me that I go to Google and VAF before checking the Van's site when looking for something like this?

 

[jbstok]

I got one here:

http://www.upnorthaviation.com/panel-templates.html

Bill was great to work with, btw, on cutting my new panel.

 

[Andy Hill]

I have a CorelDraw file I use for RV-8 Panel Design(s) - I've exported it to a JPG here - however, may be of use to anyone who wants a specialist file type not covered above. Let me know by [URL="[email protected]"]eMail[/URL] if you need a specific file format - CD exports to all sorts of things I do not understand. I'll clean off all the current insts as desired...

NB The Panel slightly changed in ~2007 with the -1 fuselage, likely only the PP holes positions.