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 Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 10:22 am Post subject: Matt's repair |
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I recently had an incident on takeoff (strong gust forced me off side of runway) and left gear attach point was forced up into the fuselage when it hit the edge of an intersecting taxiway. It caused the exact same airframe damage that Matt had on his RV-8 in landing incident.
I never heard how the repair went or if it was successful and how hard was the repair job. I’d love to hear something from Matt or others on how it went.
Tracy Crook
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| Quote: | > On Jun 26, 2018, at 11:57, Brian Huffaker <bifft(at)xmission.com> wrote:
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> On Tue, 26 Jun 2018, Al Dilger wrote:
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> Been wondering about a few RV issues.
> 1=Does anyone know of an accurate fuel measuring device for RV’s? (RV8A) I have Garmin G3X Touch with the Stewart Warner floats.
> Because the “throw” (depth of tank) is relatively short the gauges read 16 gal when full (21g) and stay there until there is about 13g left, aside from that they are pretty accurate.
> Im thinking that a dipstick type of gauge attached to the bottom of the fuel cap could be worked out……..Any thoughts???
A dipstick would have the same problem in the opposite direction, reading
nothing for the last few gallons. Also you couldn't use it in flight.
Would be easy enough to calibrate one starting from an empty tank.
> 2= I would like to see an improvement to the canopy rollers, it seems
> to me that a hard rubber wheel would work better.
Would be an easy change to make, but don't see why rubber wheels would be
an improvement.
> 3= I remember when building I had seen a mod to allow the pilot seat
> back to move more rearward (My seat back sits up too straight) wonder if
> there is a more simple way to accommodate that then changing and
> modifying
> the center support bar.
That would be the "tall pilot option" that Van's sells, they say it is
for 6'6" and up, I'm only 6'4" and have it. Have to duck to close the
canopy if wearing headset. It is just a different center bar with the
main support further back. The extruded angle that forms the sides of the
seatback are also left longer.
If you have short legs, you could move the seatback hinge forward to
get a steeper angle and use the standard center bar. This would mean less
leg room, need a different size/shape seat cushion. You wouldn't have as
bit a flat space before the slope up at the front of the seat.
Brian Huffaker, DSWL (bifft(at)xmission.com)
RV-8A N609HZ in test period
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| Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 3:53 am Post subject: Matt's repair |
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Tracy,
Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Matt wound up replacing his fuselage. Not a small nor inexpensive endeavor.
Details can be found here....
http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/category.php?user=MattsRV8&project=2273&category=9041
Good luck and let us know what you decide.
Bill Settle
"Experience and common sense cannot be replaced with policy and procedures."
- R.L. Nuckolls III
From: Tracy Crook <rwstracy(at)gmail.com>
To: rv8-list(at)matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2018 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: Matt's repair
--> RV8-List message posted by: Tracy Crook <rwstracy(at)gmail.com (rwstracy(at)gmail.com)>
I recently had an incident on takeoff (strong gust forced me off side of runway) and left gear attach point was forced up into the fuselage when it hit the edge of an intersecting taxiway. It caused the exact same airframe damage that Matt had on his RV-8 in landing incident.
I never heard how the repair went or if it was successful and how hard was the repair job. I’d love to hear something from Matt or others on how it went.
Tracy Crook
Sent from my iPad
| Quote: | > On Jun 26, 2018, at 11:57, Brian Huffaker <bifft(at)xmission.com (bifft(at)xmission.com)> wrote:
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| Quote: | > On Tue, 26 Jun 2018, Al Dilger wrote:
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| Quote: | > Been wondering about a few RV issues.
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| Quote: | > 1=Does anyone know of an accurate fuel measuring device for RV’s? (RV8A) I have Garmin G3X Touch with the Stewart Warner floats.
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| Quote: | > Because the “throw” (depth of tank) is relatively short the gauges read 16 gal when full (21g) and stay there until there is about 13g left, aside from that they are pretty accurate.
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| Quote: | > Im thinking that a dipstick type of gauge attached to the bottom of the fuel cap could be worked out……..Any thoughts???
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| Quote: | A dipstick would have the same problem in the opposite direction, reading
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| Quote: | nothing for the last few gallons. Also you couldn't use it in flight.
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| Quote: | Would be easy enough to calibrate one starting from an empty tank.
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| Quote: | > 2= I would like to see an improvement to the canopy rollers, it seems
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| Quote: | > to me that a hard rubber wheel would work better.
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| Quote: | Would be an easy change to make, but don't see why rubber wheels would be
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| Quote: | > 3= I remember when building I had seen a mod to allow the pilot seat
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| Quote: | > back to move more rearward (My seat back sits up too straight) wonder if
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| Quote: | > there is a more simple way to accommodate that then changing and
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| Quote: | > the center support bar.
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| Quote: | That would be the "tall pilot option" that Van's sells, they say it is
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| Quote: | for 6'6" and up, I'm only 6'4" and have it. Have to duck to close the
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| Quote: | canopy if wearing headset. It is just a different center bar with the
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| Quote: | main support further back. The extruded angle that forms the sides of the
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| Quote: | seatback are also left longer.
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| Quote: | If you have short legs, you could move the seatback hinge forward to
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| Quote: | get a steeper angle and use the standard center bar. This would mean less
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| Quote: | leg room, need a different size/shape seat cushion. You wouldn't have as
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| Quote: | bit a flat space before the slope up at the front of the seat.
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| Quote: | RV-8A N609HZ i= Use the Matronics List Features Navigator to browse
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rwstracy(at)gmail.com
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| Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:43 am Post subject: Matt's repair |
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Thanks for the link Bill, just what I needed.
As Matt noted, the RV-8 gear will take even hard landing loads but not straight up vertical loads. My damage was almost exactly what Matt's was except my gear leg (same as Matt's) was not bent and I had no wing damage except for the wing tank rib. The wheel pant shattered on impact with the edge of the taxiway and part of it fell off somewhere during my flight around the pattern. I heard it flopping around then stop.
The exciting part was the fuel spraying into the cabin from the damaged tank rib. As a side note, I was glad I had plumbed the fuel line in rubber hose instead of aluminum. It probably would have broken off like the aluminum vent line did and I’d have never made it around to land.
I’m in the process of drilling out skin rivets and exposing the structure and while it’s not going to be a picnic, I’m going to at least give repairing the fuselage a try.
Tracy Crook
On Jul 30, 2018, at 05:53, Bill Settle <billsettle(at)bellsouth.net (billsettle(at)bellsouth.net)> wrote:
| Quote: | Tracy,
Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Matt wound up replacing his fuselage. Not a small nor inexpensive endeavor.
Details can be found here....
http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/category.php?user=MattsRV8&project=2273&category=9041
Good luck and let us know what you decide.
Bill Settle
"Experience and common sense cannot be replaced with policy and procedures."
- R.L. Nuckolls III
From: Tracy Crook <rwstracy(at)gmail.com (rwstracy(at)gmail.com)>
To: rv8-list(at)matronics.com (rv8-list(at)matronics.com)
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2018 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: Matt's repair
--> RV8-List message posted by: Tracy Crook <rwstracy(at)gmail.com (rwstracy(at)gmail.com)>
I recently had an incident on takeoff (strong gust forced me off side of runway) and left gear attach point was forced up into the fuselage when it hit the edge of an intersecting taxiway. It caused the exact same airframe damage that Matt had on his RV-8 in landing incident.
I never heard how the repair went or if it was successful and how hard was the repair job. I’d love to hear something from Matt or others on how it went.
Tracy Crook
Sent from my iPad
| Quote: | > On Jun 26, 2018, at 11:57, Brian Huffaker <bifft(at)xmission.com (bifft(at)xmission.com)> wrote:
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gengrumpy
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| Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 1:49 pm Post subject: Matt's repair |
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Tracy,
Please post some pictures for us when you can.
grumpy
N82W (in the paint shop now!) | Quote: | On Jul 30, 2018, at 1:43 PM, Tracy Crook <rwstracy(at)gmail.com (rwstracy(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
Thanks for the link Bill, just what I needed.
As Matt noted, the RV-8 gear will take even hard landing loads but not straight up vertical loads. My damage was almost exactly what Matt's was except my gear leg (same as Matt's) was not bent and I had no wing damage except for the wing tank rib. The wheel pant shattered on impact with the edge of the taxiway and part of it fell off somewhere during my flight around the pattern. I heard it flopping around then stop.
The exciting part was the fuel spraying into the cabin from the damaged tank rib. As a side note, I was glad I had plumbed the fuel line in rubber hose instead of aluminum. It probably would have broken off like the aluminum vent line did and I’d have never made it around to land.
I’m in the process of drilling out skin rivets and exposing the structure and while it’s not going to be a picnic, I’m going to at least give repairing the fuselage a try.
Tracy Crook
On Jul 30, 2018, at 05:53, Bill Settle <billsettle(at)bellsouth.net (billsettle(at)bellsouth.net)> wrote:
| Quote: | Tracy,
Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Matt wound up replacing his fuselage. Not a small nor inexpensive endeavor.
Details can be found here....
http://www.mattsrv8.com/users/category.php?user=MattsRV8&project=2273&category=9041
Good luck and let us know what you decide.
Bill Settle
"Experience and common sense cannot be replaced with policy and procedures." - R.L. Nuckolls III
From: Tracy Crook <rwstracy(at)gmail.com (rwstracy(at)gmail.com)> To: rv8-list(at)matronics.com (rv8-list(at)matronics.com) Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2018 2:25 PM Subject: Re: Matt's repair
--> RV8-List message posted by: Tracy Crook <rwstracy(at)gmail.com (rwstracy(at)gmail.com)>
I recently had an incident on takeoff (strong gust forced me off side of runway) and left gear attach point was forced up into the fuselage when it hit the edge of an intersecting taxiway. It caused the exact same airframe damage that Matt had on his RV-8 in landing incident.
I never heard how the repair went or if it was successful and how hard was the repair job. I’d love to hear something from Matt or others on how it went.
Tracy Crook
Sent from my iPad
| Quote: | > On Jun 26, 2018, at 11:57, Brian Huffaker <bifft(at)xmission.com (bifft(at)xmission.com)> wrote:
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