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RV8A CAFE Fight Test Report Very comprehensive

C100 (words that worked for me)

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

To import kit using BAX Global (Air Freight)
 
1. Fill out C100 as per link here leave EPU/Entry No/Date blank as this is filled in by UK customs when your package arrives in the UK.
 
2. If emailing order send a PDF copy of completed C100 with your order (you could also fax/scan) to Barbara at Vans and ask her to:
 
 a. Attach a copy of C100 to the crate and mark the crate "END USE RELIEF".

 b. Send order by "BAX Global DOOR to DOOR" (put this on your order below credit card details and in covering letter/fax header)
 
3. Make contact with import agent (BAX Global in UK are called Schenker Ltd) to let them know packages on the way "DOOR to DOOR with a C100 End Use Relief Form"
 
4. Wait for call from Schenker for delivery time and bill - Door to Door charge & VAT (after customs clear package(s) and decide what to levy) - I paid by credit card. It is up to you to make sure you have manpower/lifting equipment to get crates to your garage/workshop from the vehicle; assume driver will not help (Health And Safety!).

Work Island
Here is the rough plan I used to make a work island based on the EAA 1000 workbench technique.

Wiring CAD
Free Schematic CAD program for designing electrical system and here is one to modify

Capacitance Fuel Sender

 



Acetal Spacer/Washer to replace the nylon washers and PVC tube in the Vans Capacitance Fuel Sender Kit

Correspondence from the designer of the Van's Capacitance Fuel Sender and Charlie Kuss, US RV8A builder

UK supplier of Acetal Rod


Snap Bushing Chart See page 318 (page 2 of 5) this shows the mounting hole diameters for the SB snap bushings

Drilling Landing Gear
Suggestion to align and drill landing gear after collating advice from Vans Airforce Forum. It worked for me. Will add post note when aircraft is flying.

Inverted Oil (Raven) Christen Manual.(8 Mb) Raven Instructions. Raven Diagrams. Lycoming SI 139 Inverted Oil Flush

Fibreglass Manual
There is a lot of information and mis-information about fibreglass on the internet. This manual is from the manufacture of the recommended epoxy for RV building and it is all you need.

Weight and Balance

Jonathan Fant from the USA has kindly published an Excel spreadsheet for RV-8 weight and balance. This file is unprotected so you may want to experiment with making some fields protected once you have updated the info with your own aircrafts' details.

Temperature Labels Temperature labels for monitoring P-Mags and battery.

ASI Calibration (Kts)

 

A colleague at work, Pete Bush and ex RAF Technician, gave me an article about calibrating an ASI with water and a length of hose. It works brilliantly and so I made a spreadsheet to record and calculate the calibrated speeds. Instructions are on the spreadsheet.


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