Vansconvert
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Is there a difference in the height from the top of the wing to the top of the longerons on a 7 and 8? Asking for ease of entry.
Agreed! Just another reason to count the -4 and -8 as the best RV designs..... Did we mention sitting on the center line........?The 8/4 are much easier to get in/out, I find the side by side cockpits awkward and cramped 2 up, tandem is the go
Mike Seager showed me how to get in a 7 without stepping on the seat.I own a RV8 and fly with a friend in a RV7A, and here are my observations. It is a bit easier to get up on the wing of the
RV7A due to the step. I find that I must stand on the seat to lower myself into either airplane. But, it is easier to lower myself
into the seat in the RV8 because I can put my arms/hands on both sides of the cockpit. Perhaps there is something on the RV7A that I could
grab, but I haven't found it yet.
The rv8 does not have a step?I own a RV8 and fly with a friend in a RV7A, and here are my observations. It is a bit easier to get up on the wing of the
RV7A due to the step. I find that I must stand on the seat to lower myself into either airplane. But, it is easier to lower myself
into the seat in the RV8 because I can put my arms/hands on both sides of the cockpit. Perhaps there is something on the RV7A that I could
grab, but I haven't found it yet.
The plans for the RV8 doesn't include the step but some builders added the step into their RV8s. It is easier to add the step during the building of the fuselage but it can be retrofitted after the airplane has been flown.The rv8 does not have a step?
Some people shorten the step if it’s going on an -8 as well.The plans for the RV8 doesn't include the step but some builders added the step into their RV8s. It is easier to add the step during the building of the fuselage but it can be retrofitted after the airplane has been flown.
That looks like a good way to slip and fall to me.This clever idea comes from my new Morgan Super 3. It’s open cockpit is of similar dimensions and side wall height as my 6.
They mount a simple square tube just below and in front of the seat. You can step in and rest your heal on the “step”, swing the other foot over and slide right down.
I can just reach the floor in the 6 View attachment 62355View attachment 62356but it’s a stretch. I am contemplating how to fabricate and install this intermediary step idea.
It’s an option. The 8 and 8A have a step IF the builder/owner installed a step. The 8A needs the step. The 8 step gets too close to the ground, and the step up onto the wing is somewhat easy: Thus, steps are rather rare on taildragger 8s.The rv8 does not have a step?
Agreed that the RV8A step is too long for the taildragger.It’s an option. The 8 and 8A have a step IF the builder/owner installed a step. The 8A needs the step. The 8 step gets too close to the ground, and the step up onto the wing is somewhat easy: Thus, steps are rather rare on taildragger 8s.
This is also true for the other RV models with a tail dragger/ nose dragger option.