Mark and Tricia's RV-7: April 8th - The Fuselage Arrives!

Sunday, April 10, 2011

April 8th - The Fuselage Arrives!

The fuselage arrived today! We met the man who delivered at the truck stop in town and offloaded it to our trailer as there was no way he could bring his 60 foot trailer down our driveway. He helped us bring it home and unload it. We celebrated afterwards with Mexican food and margaritas!

Now we just need to transform it from the picture above to this...

or, this....

Exterior Dimensions
Span	25 ft 0 in
Length	20 ft 4 in
Height	7 ft 10 in
Wing Area	121 sq ft
Weights
Empty Weight	1077 - 1130 lbs
Gross Weight	1800 lbs
Loadings
Wing Loading	14.8 lb/sq ft
Power Loading	12.0 - 9.0 lb/hp
Powerplant/Systems
Engine	150-200 hp
Propeller	Fixed or C/S
Fuel Capacity	42 US gal
Other
Baggage	100 lbs

Solo Weight 1400 lbs Gross Weight 1800 lbs	160 hp	180 hp	200 hp
*Empty weight and performance measured with Hartzell 2 Blade C/S prop*
Speed - Solo Weight
Top Speed	200 mph	208 mph	215 mph
Cruise [75% @ 8000 ft]	190 mph	198 mph	205 mph
Cruise [55% @ 8000 ft]	171 mph	178 mph	185 mph
Stall Speed	51 mph	51 mph	51 mph
Speed - Gross Weight
Top Speed	199 mph	207 mph	213 mph
Cruise [75% @ 8000 ft]	189 mph	197 mph	204 mph
Cruise [55% @ 8000 ft]	170 mph	177 mph	183 mph
Stall Speed	58 mph	58 mph	58 mph
Ground Performance - Solo Weight
Takeoff Distance	300 ft	275 ft	250 ft
Landing Distance	350 ft	350 ft	350 ft
Ground Performance - Gross Weight
Takeoff Distance	650 ft	575 ft	500 ft
Landing Distance	500 ft	500 ft	500 ft
Climb/Ceiling - Solo Weight
Rate of Climb	1,800 fpm	2,100 fpm	2,450 fpm
Ceiling	20,000 ft	22,000 ft	24,500 ft
Climb/Ceiling - Gross Weight
Rate of Climb	1,350 fpm	1,600 fpm	1,850 fpm
Ceiling	17,500 ft	19,500 ft	21,500 ft

Sunday, April 10, 2011

April 8th - The Fuselage Arrives!

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