This particular airplane an rv 14a is my second rv and the latest in a long line of mostly vehicular large scale projects.
Rv 14 builders.
This blog is to provide others insight into my experience and for my own historical purposes.
Rv builders forum rv 14 builder sites contact closing thoughts picture page our rv 14a build is finished back from the paint shop.
I did some loops and rolls the other day to get a feel for her acrobatically and.
This is latest update about our rv 14a build.
Smash s rv 14 build disclaimer.
The larger rv 10 might take 2000.
Wednesday august 26 2015.
Tim olson family.
The rv 14 structure is an aluminum airframe held together with rivets.
The light sport rv 12 takes only 800 hours until it s ready to fly.
The rv 14 kit has the full benefit of improving based on our experience gained through the other rv kits that have come before.
Not only that but with the panel space in the rv 14 i was able to build 2 airplanes with nearly identical panels identical controls and nearly identical systems giving them the ultimate in ease to transition between the 2 airplanes.
After years of deliberation i have decided to build a kit built airplane.
As such any use of the information contained on this blog is at your own risk.
Tim s rv 14 build log updated 4 10 2019 most travel log items will be linked from n104cd s page.
The rv 14 entered the world firmly establishing new standards in completeness and accuracy.
Shawn s rv 14 build this site will follow my build of a van s rv 14 aircraft.
I have no authoritative skills relating to airplane construction.
We have a finished the airplane and i can say that romeo victor is a pure joy to fly.
Airplane construction is a serious affair.
The rv 14 is the most recent design from van s aircraft and is essentially a marriage between the immensely popular rv 7 and the newer 4 place rv 10.
As a rough approximation based on builder reports we estimate.
Over the course of that period i became an active member of the old matronics rv list and started the boston rv builder s group.
There are so many factors that affect building time that almost any answer will only be true for a small number of builders.
An rv 14 standard kit should take 1100 1200 hours.
I chose the rv 14a from van s aircraft.
It is intended to be more cross country oriented than the rv 7 sacrificing increased cabin size and payload capacity for speed while still being aerobatic rated 6g 3g.
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