"Kyle Boatright" wrote:


"Netgeek" wrote in message
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"Frank van der Hulst" wrote in message:
Is buying a set of plans off Vans no longer an option?

That would be the ideal. However, looking around their website I see
that the "Construction Plans" are offered at US$275. I assumed that
since they are really geared towards selling kits the plans describe the
"construction" and don't really provide the type of detail for individual
parts that would be required to "scratch build".

They have a sample section from the RV-8 plans for download to
review - and they sort of confirm my suspicion - i.e. they're meant to
describe putting the kit together - not for fabricating individual
components.

Perhaps someone on here who has a set of plans can comment as to
whether there's enough detail or not ?????

My RV-6 was from a kit, but the plans were plenty adequate to scratch build.
Why don't you e-mail Van's and find out if their RV-9 plans are adequate for
scratch building if that's the airplane you want? Given the time and cost
of any airplane project, I'd spend the 30 seconds needed to e-mail Van's
before you give up on the airplane you want.

KB

And as a next step, spend the ~$60 for "preview plans" which, as I
understand it, are complete plans, except reduced to fit 11x17 sheets
that are folded and put in a 3-ring binder, and they do not reflect
all of the latest changes in the actual plans. But should be enough
for you to see whether you'd want to build from the full set.

FWIW, the excerpt you saw on the vans page was from the construction
manual. There is an associated drawing (dwg 3) showing details. The
first few drawings are 3: Horizontal stab (that these instructions are
associated with), 4: elevator, 5: elev hinge parst and trim tab
details, 6: vert stab, 7: rudder, 8: Horiz and vert stab part
alignments and empennage rib fluting locations.

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