Richard and Jerry VanGrunsven Receive FAA’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
Van’s Aircraft founder Richard VanGrunsven and his brother, Jerry, were both presented with the FAA’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. The award recognizes “individuals who have exhibited exemplary aviation expertise, distinguished professionalism, and steadfast commitment for at least 50...
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Ducts Matter
Since I originally started this thread 5 years ago, I thought I'd go see how much these parts would cost today. My favorite 3d printing broker today is craftcloud.com and their offer (from a vendor in Texas), is for $207 shipped. That's about 50% cheaper than 5 years ago! I just had Johnson...
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Wing Cradle Specs
Hi Gang, my QB wings show up in a few days. Anyone have specs to build cradles? Thanks!
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Cowl Fit
How tight should the upper and lower cowls slide together at the nosebowl (RV9)? Should they actually slide together with friction, or should there be a slight gap in everything except where the screws go through in the inlets? My fit is the typical Van's fiberglass fit, so I'm going to have...
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WDYDWYRTW?
What did you do with your RV this weekend? 12 noon Saturday, Dallas time: v/r,dr
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Daily RV Pic
I remember this day very well. Can't believe it's almost 20 years ago. Turned around in the back of Danny King’s ‘Beautiful Doll’ RV-8 with a lens and Kenyon KS2 gyro kit the size of my head (I think the gyro unit weighed 12 pounds). Probably can’t bend like that anymore. Glad we got those...
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Looking for solutions to fix a leaky drain fitting...
The fuel drain flange, VA-112, on my Left QB Tank circa 2015 (Philippines), decided to spring a leak and ruin my high-$$$ paint job :( And, pressurizing the tank slightly and spraying a mixture of soapy water on the flange revealed the end of the leak path: Looking inside the tank, it...
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O320/360 crankcase / Solid crankshaft question
There's 2 crankcase styles with dyna focal mounts. 1 style is intended for solid crankshaft, FP prop. The other style crankcase is for CS prop. Since my O360 governor is rear mounted with an external tube going into the nose section of the crankcase, why wouldn't the drilled crankshaft supply...
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THE VAF LIST (a list of RV-related lists)
THE VAF LIST (a list of RV-related lists)
The VAF List ...a list of RV-related lists. RV-related things you might want to browse over (a closed post that is sticky and maintained by dr). Link to this in 'Links' in the menu. v/r,dr Small businesses that help bring you this list of RV-related lists: 360 Avionics www.360Avionics.com Ace...
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