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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:36 pm    Post subject: Pedal planes Reply with quote
Anyone have any experience with pedal plane plans? I have seen the ones in EAA. I have not seen plans for a Bonanza or a RV. Anyone build them near Atlanta? I am thinking about building one for my Grandson for Christmas.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:39 pm    Post subject: Pedal planes Reply with quote
Sherman,

Jack and I just received the plans for the Pedal P-51 from EAA. We are going to change it so it looks like my Rocket. Change the angle of the rudder fuselage intersection, delete the airscoop, square up the wings some, etc. It might not be perfect but it sounds like in might look enough like an RV to pass as such.

We haven't started yet so I can't comment of the ease of construction, the completeness of the plans, quality of the pre-made parts, etc.

But I am sure that Jack will provide lots of comments to the list. Smile

Hope to have this one ready by September for the grand-daughters visit.

Tom Gummo
Apple Valley, CA
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:02 am    Post subject: Pedal planes Reply with quote
Tom,
Would love to see a picture when the pedal Rocket is completed.
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Brad Oliver



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Location: Livermore, CA
PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:23 am    Post subject: Pedal planes Reply with quote
In case anyone points you to the plans available from Aircraft Spruce.



With the recent birth of our first child, I excitedly purchased plans
for a "RV Sport" (or Sky Racer) from Spruce. When I received the
plans I was surprised to see how complicated the construction was for a
pedal car. There are lots of complex dado cuts requiring a table saw
which I don't have, a covered spar and rib wing, and a custom tailwheel
assembly among other things. I tend not to shy away from projects such
as this, but even the instructions caution the user of the time and
tooling needed to build and recommend purchasing a kit. I called the
company that manufactures the plans www.c3gm.com to inquire about a kit
and they had told me that they were out of the pedal plane business and
sold off all the tooling a few years ago. They are also pretty much
out of the plastic parts they had left over (cowl, spinner,
windscreen), unless I wanted rejects or seconds.



Anyway, I've pretty much given up on the RV idea, and now I may purchase
the P-51 plans from EAA which are made by a different company.



Good luck!



Brad Oliver

RV-7 | Livermore, CA

www.RV7Factory.com



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