I think the requirement is 30 years from first example so it will be a little longer than 2026The RV-7 fleet will be eligible to display NX in 2026. I think the NX prefix is a little more tasteful than our required placard. Can I display NX prefix on 1/1/2026?
You need to recheck your sources. My records show the next RV to be eligible for the "NX" to be the RV-8 (2025), followed by the RV-9 (2029), and then the RV-7 (2031).The RV-7 fleet will be eligible to display NX in 2026. I think the NX prefix is a little more tasteful than our required placard. Can I display NX prefix on 1/1/2026?
According to this chart, the RV-9 would be eligible Summer 2030.You need to recheck your sources. My records show the next RV to be eligible for the "NX" to be the RV-8 (2025), followed by the RV-9 (2029), and then the RV-7 (2031).
And the eligibility goes by the date of first flight, not the calendar year.
When the kit prototype was first flown and introduced in late spring/early summer of 2000, there was no plan to make a tail dragger so initially it was referred to as the RV-9.Yeah, different sources have different dates. This chart itself even shows the RV-9 prototype flew in 1997. Then it shows that Van flew the "proof of concept" RV-9A in the summer of 2000. If I remember correctly, the tri-gear RV-9 flew first and the taildragger came later.
My records show the next RV to be eligible for the "NX" to be the RV-8 (2025),
Not true - the FAA doesn’t have to change a thing. Your registration, AWC, etc all just have the N-number without the “X”…the only pl;ace type “X” is in teh painted number on the plane.As I read the regs, only the "EXPERIMENTAL" placard can be removed but does it require getting the FAA to change the N number, so much fun, and it will require changing the numbers on the plane (new painting or decals), so much fun again.
Experimental designator on the "N" number. Also negates the need for 'experimental' to be visible in the cockpit (source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/45.22).What is "NX"?
So, Paul, does one apply for an NX number, or just a regular N-number and then you just put the X in on the airplane? So, for example, if I wanted to have NX54HC, would I just apply for N54HC and then put the X in myself?Not true - the FAA doesn’t have to change a thing. Your registration, AWC, etc all just have the N-number without the “X”…the only pl;ace type “X” is in teh painted number on the plane.
You just apply for the regular N-Number and insert the “X” if appropriate to your design. The “X” doesn’t appear on registration, AWC, etc.So, Paul, does one apply for an NX number, or just a regular N-number and then you just put the X in on the airplane? So, for example, if I wanted to have NX54HC, would I just apply for N54HC and then put the X in myself?