Ken I wouldn't worry to much about the speed I mean nobody has a radar gun on you. So if your in the middle of no-where fly it as fast as it will go I say. All they can realy check is the weight for the cert after that only you know how fast you are going.
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> I resolved my potential medical issues by switching to drugs that are OK by the FAA so my Medical is no longer in danger.  However, I am still bothered by the possiblity of losing my medical.  I still have my RV-4 kit (I just can't seem to give up!) and I think that I am going to build it as a  LSA.  If I use an O-200 with with EDIS-4 ignition and a light weight starter I can have 100 HP for under 200 lbs.  It might be possible to build a 860 lb or less RV-4.  With a longer wing to increase wing area from 110 sq ft to 125 sq ft (same as a RV-12) and a gross of 1320 lbs it should be LSA legal.  There was a posting on Van's Air Force saying that the top speed of an O-200 RV-3 was only 150 MPH so it seems reasonable that a 100 HP RV-4 with 125 sq ft of wing should not bust the 138 MPH LSA speed limit.  I will probably build a Fastback to regain some of the yaw stability lost from the longer nose.
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> What do you guys think?
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> Ken Powell
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tracy" <rwstracy@gmail.com>
> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 7, 2011 4:10:24 PM
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Tracy's RV-8 Wings
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> Hi Ken,  long time no hear!
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>   I extended each wing 12.75 inches and used the "Sheared" wing tips which are 6" longer than the standard Hoerner tips.  I think Van's may have switched to Sheared tips as standard now.
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> Tracy
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tracy" <rwstracy@gmail.com>
> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 7, 2011 4:10:24 PM
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Tracy's RV-8 Wings
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> Hi Ken,  long time no hear!
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>   I extended each wing 12.75 inches and used the "Sheared" wing tips which are 6" longer than the standard Hoerner tips.  I think Van's may have switched to Sheared tips as standard now.
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> Tracy
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> On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 2:26 PM, < kenpowell@comcast.net > wrote:
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> Tracy,
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> How long are your wing extensions on each wing?
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> Ken Powell
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> 501-847-4721
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