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PatrickW
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Location: Fort Worth, Texas
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 Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 4:41 pm Post subject: Re: Van's RV-12 LSA first flights |
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Yes, I was strongly considering the R-12, but two things swayed me away from it in favor of the 601XL.
1) as you said, the choice of engine.
2) 601 is a proven design. Not many RV-12's flying, and I don't care how good the other RV designs are.
- PatrickW
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| Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 6:56 pm Post subject: Van's RV-12 LSA first flights |
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| Quote: | From the previous postings, sounds like there might be a little Zenith owner
loyalty at work.
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| Quote: | From a Van's engineering standpoint, if the fuel tank gunk is so good, why
didn't they glue it together?
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NOTICE- THIS IS A TONGUE IN CHEEK
POSTING. FLAMING NOT NECESSARY.
DO NOT ARCHIVE
Bill Naumuk
HDS Fuselage
Townville, Pa
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dredmoody(at)cox.net
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 8:17 am Post subject: Van's RV-12 LSA first flights |
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I like the panel. I'm using that EFIS/EIS unit and I wish I had the budget for two like this airplane has.
I heard a rumor that Van asked someone on the ramp, "Does this photo angle make my tail look big?"
Ed Moody II
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Do Not let anyone photograph your tail from a bad angle.
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jhstarn(at)verizon.net
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 9:08 pm Post subject: Van's RV-12 LSA first flights |
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Thus far there is only ONE RV-12, the proof of concept proto type has flown. There is excerpt from Vans statement regarding weight:
"On October 18, we assembled the airplane and weighed it. There was lots of interest in this, because we had a pool going in the office. Unfair advantage to the engineers and their spreadsheets, I said, but plugged in 742 lbs as my best guess. I was delighted to find I was much too pessimistic when it came in at 714 lbs. (Who won the pool? Silly you for asking! Van was within one pound.)"
714# vs 714#, sounds like a jump ball.
Knowing Van he'll start looking for ways to reduce that number.
Big Tail ? ?......Compared to the tail on a square tailed C-152....NO
Like the "flying" horizontal stabilizer, not unlike the F-86 Sabre.
BUT I agree I would rather have a Jabiru 3300 w/o the gear reduction. Almost anything W/O a gear box, KISS.
Happy to announce I have "marched" off my demerits, just like I did at Lackland in 1957. No scotchbite of any color found, but I did find several cans of different primers. 8*) KABONG Do Not Archive (GBA & GWB)
Subject: Re: Van's RV-12 LSA first flights
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I like the panel. I'm using that EFIS/EIS unit and I wish I had the budget for two like this airplane has.
I heard a rumor that Van asked someone on the ramp, "Does this photo angle make my tail look big?"
Ed Moody II
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www.vansaircraft.com/public/rv-12int3.htm
Does the tail look big to others?
www.vansaircraft.com/images/RV-12/12runup2_lg.jpg
The RV-12 has one interesting feature although it may just be for the test
aircraft: a canopy jettison lever. Look below the Dynon in this photo:
www.vansaircraft.com/images/RV-12/12_full_panel_lg.jpg
Note the brake levers on the sticks: no differential braking - at least in
the prototype.
Note the N-number: N912VA. I still like my XL especially since I get to
choose what engine I put in it.
-- Craig
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