Veetail88
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Has anyone ever added a vertical stab fillet and belly scoop to an 8 before. Haven't seen it, but shure wish someone would.
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I've seen an empennage fairing on a 3 that looks like that. It's problematic on an 8 though, since the canopy slides all of the way back to the stock VS.
How about a single seater with a 540 on the nose. Move the cockpit way back and make it low profile with a sloped windshield like an air-racer.
Guess a HRIII is already doing that job, but it's fun to dream.
Besides, then you would have to add the six 50 cal guns in the wings
You make that sound like a bad thing...
The rotac radial on an RV8 would be nice and sound wonderful.
The rotac radial on an RV8 would be nice and sound wonderful.
My preference would be to install a Rotec 150 hp radial on the front of an -8, complete with full cowl, and add the fastback option so it would look like a P-47.
Then, if you wanted to get real fancy, you could make rounded vertical and horizontals for it.
You can follow my progress on the radial RV-8 here http://www.facebook.com/radialconversions.
I was planning on a conversion kit, but life has its twists and turns and I will no longer be planning on providing a kit in the near future. If anyone has questions on the project I would be glad to answer them.
All the best,
Brian Kelly
It would be cool if Rotec had a 200 - 220 hp option for the RV/Mid Size biplane group.