quinnjim Totally agree.. love that people can realise their dreams

Some people are Anal about mere wording/phrases. The sheer beauty of this aircraft speaks for itself ~ GREAT ACHIEVEMENT!!!🇺🇸

Well said.

They're unhappy with their lives and cruise KZfaq looking for reasons to get mad. They're trolls that don't appreciate the engineering of this aircraft.

Bingo!

Ya, but not a Rotec. The reality of this situation is the motor IS GOING TO FAIL mid flight. It's a Rotec, look into them. They are death traps.

@@cluelessbeekeeping1322 Well, that´s an engine with character

@@diegomayan Oh God! You got me there! ; )

ROtEC are death traps

Rotec are pieces of something but its not art lol.

Dead right there...rotec even have the audacity to post video of their assembly methods...omg!

Get Verner

Errol Churton I’ve heard that from more than one person. Unfortunate.

Anyone know if this plane is still flying? I’ve heard that 50 hrs in a Rotec is rare.

Kkkkkkkk really sad but is true. Sad because rotary engines are amazing. The private aviation needs a reliable radial engine

That rotec is the biggest deathtrap on the market. Its not A real lycoming contenental type . Its from austrialia and almost killed one of my friends

This guy may have shot himself in the foot getting a rotec, I hear they barely last over 40 hours without failing mid flight

@@fortcrafterbossbehold9027 - Did you Research rotec Crash Statistics, or Just Hangar Flying War Stories?

I doubt the homeless are most concerned with getting a plane. Higher priorities when you're living rough. What a crazy criticism. There are always going to be those who can afford what the rest of us can't. I can't buy a car but I'm considered rich compared to some, at least I have a roof over my head, and internet access, it's all relative. And what are those critics trying to say, even though you can afford a plane, you shouldn't buy one if there's anyone else who can't? Ridiculous. In times of disparate wealth there will only eventually be change if the "haves" are spending so eventually the "have nots" can share in it. That's the economic world we live in, for better or worse.

Homeless dont need to fly they need jobs

+96 Alpha Agreed, it shouldn't have been too hard to make a taller more tapered fin and rudder to get the look. Great effort though.

96 Alpha, at some point I had to put an end to the mods and just fly the thing. Also I was going for F6F look. The tail on the RV-8 already closely resembled that shape. Although we did discuss changing the top fairing of the vertical to exactly match the shape. We decided against this as the time needed to analyze he structural implications of a taller vertical didn't make sense.

Hi, RV-8R. As a guy who has done more kinds of job that sounds credible (mostly in engineering, at a hands-dirty craft level) I am very definitely impressed by the sheer doggedness it must have taken to complete what was a considerable challenge. I mean how many challenges can you get in one project-lemme see-physical, intellectual, emotional, social, familial, design, craftsmanship, time, and fiscal. Given your day job, maybe the last mentioned wasn’t too much of a stretch, but getting the time? I know you travel through time ZONES in your job, but too get all that done you must have invented a time machine! For interest, how much of the hands-dirty, “blue collar” work did you do yourself, and how did you acquire the skills if you did a lot? Either ways up, kudos to you for a mammoth task accomplished, and safe and happy flying to you, from George in Scotland. PS. When do we get to see it fly?

George, thank you for your kind comments. First, the only reason that this project exists is due to my very understanding and supportive wife. We live on an airpark, so that eliminates a lot of travel time to the project. Also when taking on something like this there are two rules of time management. First is minutes matter. Second is do something every day, no matter how big or small. Those two rules will always see a project through to completion. Second, I did all of the work myself. The only things that I paid to have done were the XComm radio harness and the engine mount. Everything else including all of the fiberglass and paint we did ourselves. If you look up my KZfaq page, Rv-8r, you can see many videos of the aircraft flying.

MEELO 14 ??

Maybe without the rotec lol

rv8

except the rotec lol

The rotec owner sure does like to treat his customers like dog shit . after they wreck the plane that is.

Thanks!

Sghian thanks! Where did we work together?

RV-8R you know me as Freedom.

Robert pendergast. Skillled my ass, too much money and time on his hands. Notice how often he refrenced the work as "we did this" but he is spotless clean in every picture.

+Jeff Knebel Wow what a jealous twit! You sound just like a jealous woman! There is alway someone in the crowd that has to piss all over a good thing! Your are definitely a dream killer!

Jeff Knebel Maybe he worked his butt off and this beautiful plane was his result. You need to grow up and leave your petty nonsense behind already.

The only negative bit is that engine though, these things are death traps they fail left and right. Look it up...

Specifically Rotec sourced radials...

Its not A rotec so should last 3,000 more . Good luck

Radial is not equal to V8

@@flexairz The sound. The appeal of the sound. That is what I was referring to.