BruceMe
Well Known Member
So the cowl on the RV-6 I bought got smashed when it rolled over. Now I need to make some decisions. And rather than post them here and ask for opinions and do what I was going to do anyway. I'll put my plan out there for you all take turns shooting it out of the sky; how's that sound?
First... This cowl weighs A TON! Like 2x a normal RV cowl easily. I think an owner tried to make it fire resistant and slathered on RTV or something. So I'll be hard at work removing layers of something there on the bottom
Second... It has a cowl flap. That's gone. I'm glassing over it and removing all hardware.
Third... I'm going to cut out the old scoop and insert one I had from my RV-4 that I never used (I went with stock). It's not going to be the right shape towards the back, but I think it starts out right and I can fill in the rest.
Ok... Fire away
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First... This cowl weighs A TON! Like 2x a normal RV cowl easily. I think an owner tried to make it fire resistant and slathered on RTV or something. So I'll be hard at work removing layers of something there on the bottom
Second... It has a cowl flap. That's gone. I'm glassing over it and removing all hardware.
Third... I'm going to cut out the old scoop and insert one I had from my RV-4 that I never used (I went with stock). It's not going to be the right shape towards the back, but I think it starts out right and I can fill in the rest.
![20160530_165807.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-4kGmMf9P9kc%2FV0y_7e-RmkI%2FAAAAAAAAHIA%2FmCeDs4M5R7Mgoy_fXr-gVCxyVAEVfWXpQCKgB%2Fs1600%2F20160530_165807.jpg&hash=2dfd3918f7a4776b3b654cc244549aa5)
Ok... Fire away