VAF POSTS & RV NEWS THAT CAUGHT MY EYE.....dr:
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What did you do w/your RV this past weekend?
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Baffle - Please Bend this Tab
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Double Flush Criteria
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RV-8A Status Report ….Carlosanlley
3 years in the making, based in Dominican Republic (Caribbean)
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What did you do w/your RV this past weekend?
https://vansairforce.net/threads/what-did-you-do-w-your-rv-this-weekend-5-10-13-2024.226763/
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Baffle - Please Bend this Tab
Baffle - Please Bend this Tab
I've seen a few RV-7's and -8's with IO-360-A's and M1 engines where the builder didn't bend the 3rd baffle flange on the #3 cylinder baffle/right rear baffle wall. This creates a gap between the cylinder base, case, and rear baffle adjacent to the dipstick. Attached excerpt from OP-4 -- area...
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Double Flush Criteria
Double Flush Criteria
I've missed something somewhere, or maybe not. We're all familiar with Section 5, but I'll repeat it here for clarity. Question is, how big is an acorn? When I inspect, I see them in all sizes, quite a few being small enough to make me nervous. Here are some pretty ones, at least to my...
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RV-8A Status Report ….Carlosanlley
3 years in the making, based in Dominican Republic (Caribbean)
Show us the status of your 8/8A project!
This is correct. My battery (EarthX) is on the firewall, I have an RV200 composite prop and the grove one piece gear. CG with me, wife, fuel and baggage will be right around 83”. Sorry all, I had a Homer Simpson moment (Doh!) :D Of course the CG will move rearward with fuel and people...
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