| Howdy Ya'll! |
Do what yer' Momma said...
Go Play!
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| RV-9A Construction Log: |
Total RV-9A construction time so far: 623 Hours, 20 Minutes
Current Construction Phase: All Other Bulkheads
Here's the latest entry:
 7/2/2008 - Worked on the last bulkheads
I pulled out the F-709 bulkhead and sanded the edges and fluted the flanges. Ready for priming!
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| Why the RV-9A? |
The RV-9A is a
2-seat all-aluminum airplane, designed to be an easy-to-fly, economical and versatile aircraft.
It has an average cruise of about 180mph and only burns about 7.5gph.
It was designed for day-to-day flying, local trips and short cross-countries, with occasional
long flights. Thanks to it's larger wings and long slotted flaps, even low time pilots find it
easy to fly and land. Unlike it's sister aircraft, the RV-7A, the RV-9A it is not aerobatic.
That's OK with me, since I like the contents of my stomach to stay where they are. I helped a
friend of mine assemble the empennage on his RV-7A and I have already noticed that the RV-9A
empennage is much easier to build. As of February 12, 2007,
Van's Aircraft has over 4,997
aircraft completed by everday common folk using the skills they aquired in the building process.
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| Random RV Aircraft Pics - just fer fun... |
 Ron Dunn's RV-8
Proof positive that you can indeed paint your own airplane and have it turn out plum georgous! I ran into Ron at a fly-in in Texas and he gave me a lot of good tips on how painted his RV-8. This convinced me that I was going to paint my own RV-9A. So I ordered a video called Aircraft Painting 101 from Builders Bookstore. This is not a professional video, but it covers everything you need to know on painting your own aircraft.
Hey!
Why not send me a picture of your RV, or any RV related photo? If it passes inspection (my wifes scrutiny) I will post it! Just
attach your photo to an email to Smitty@SmittysRV.com along with a short description.
Click here to see the RV Photo Album.
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| Are you ready for OSHKOSH? |
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| The "cover your butt" section |
This website was built to document my work on my RV-9A in
compliance with the FAA requirements needed to certify my aircraft. My experiences and comments are by
no means to be considered as instructions on how to build an RV-9A or any other aircraft.
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