raizo Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Hi all,RPV12 19-8509is now up and flying,building commenced in March and she flew 5th November,now how 19hr on her and the only problem was a heavy right wing, we followed Vans instructions and flatted the trailing edge of the light wing and she flys perfect .Made a few mods. Fitted an alternative fuel tank which sits behind the two seats and above the wing spars, holds 85 liters,we got the plans from a few RV12 builders in the USA who have built this tank,much better than the original vans tank!also I did my own dash panel as I am not a fan of glass panels,also fitted a 3blade Bolly 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Welcome to the family of Vans flyers. No doubt you have the RV grin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raizo Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share Posted December 27, 2014 Thanks Yenn,I sure do have a smile on my face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil_S Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Hi all,RPV12 19-8509is now up and flying,building commenced in March and she flew 5th November,now how 19hr on her and the only problem was a heavy right wing, we followed Vans instructions and flatted the trailing edge of the light wing and she flys perfect .Made a few mods. Fitted an alternative fuel tank which sits behind the two seats and above the wing spars, holds 85 liters,we got the plans from a few RV12 builders in the USA who have built this tank,much better than the original vans tank!also I did my own dash panel as I am not a fan of glass panels,also fitted a 3blade Bolly [ATTACH]33330[/ATTACH][ATTACH]33331[/ATTACH][ATTACH]33332[/ATTACH] Hi Raizo, Good stuff! It looks very clean - and nice dash too! I am sure you will enjoy every moment flying her. Cheers, Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgmwa Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Congratulations Raizo. Looks great. Was it Joe Gore's tank design that you used? rgmwa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredRacer Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Congratulations Raizo!! Now enjoy your hard work!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Yep, big credit due to anyone who sees it through! What did it end up costing in round figures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashley Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 looks great we are still loving ours nearly 400 hours now and all going well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf jessup Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Congratulations Raizo, Looks a treat, enjoy the fruits of your labour. P.S Neil, it is an instrument panel mate, a dash is in a car lol Alf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil_S Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Congratulations Raizo,Looks a treat, enjoy the fruits of your labour. P.S Neil, it is an instrument panel mate, a dash is in a car lol Alf Ignorance abounds - to quote from Raizo "did my own dash panel" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raizo Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 Hi all, yes I did use Joe Gores fuel tank design,I was able to get all the info I needed of his web site and my son made it for me,we made it slightly wider to get 85 liters Sorry guys my mistake calling it a dash panel and not an instrument panel Raizo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdseye Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Very nicely presented, extremely envious. (P.S. A dash board pre-dates cars and was a board placed at the front of a wagon/carriage driving position for catching any stones and horse dung that may be flung (dashed) up.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Sorry guys my mistake calling it a dash panel and not an instrument panel The internet collapsed and 2 wars started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlegg Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Raizo, call things what you like: you made it:yes: Welcome to a very select club. Lots of people start building a plane but never finish. Life, or the magnitude of the job hits home and they give up. Congratulations, enjoy the flying and the years ahead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf jessup Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Ignorance abounds - to quote from Raizo "did my own dash panel" Was tongue in cheek Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planedriver Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Well done raizo, it looks a treat. A great effort indeed. Enjoy the 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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