As some of you know, I am building a slightly modified RV-3B as my second aircraft. I want it to be exactly the opposite of my RV-6 - just the absolute bare minimum of instrumentation, a low-power engine, and a wood prop for local, slow flying. But, most importantly, I want it to be open cockpit. Like a Pitts. Leather helmet, goggles, the whole works.
Anywho, on Thursday of last week while walking around the grounds at Oshkosh I came across the Nuvite tent and saw a single hole Ryan that they were using as a test article for polishing.
This is almost exactly what I want my RV-3B to look like. The order for the fuselage was placed last week and I am looking forward to progress during the cooler temperatures of fall and winter. I thought I would post a couple of the pictures I took of that Ryan so you could get an idea of what I'm hoping to end up with.
And for reference, here is an open cockpit RV-3 in Hawaii:
Update 8/4:
A BEAUTIFUL picture of a flat panel windscreen taken by Dan Horton that would, I'll admit, look amazing on a -3B.
Anywho, on Thursday of last week while walking around the grounds at Oshkosh I came across the Nuvite tent and saw a single hole Ryan that they were using as a test article for polishing.
This is almost exactly what I want my RV-3B to look like. The order for the fuselage was placed last week and I am looking forward to progress during the cooler temperatures of fall and winter. I thought I would post a couple of the pictures I took of that Ryan so you could get an idea of what I'm hoping to end up with.
And for reference, here is an open cockpit RV-3 in Hawaii:
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Update 8/4:
A BEAUTIFUL picture of a flat panel windscreen taken by Dan Horton that would, I'll admit, look amazing on a -3B.
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