was wondering if anyone had pictures of their RV-4 that was in the process of being built. specifcally the nose end. this is my first kit (not sure if that was a good idea but hey) so i wanted to see what others looked like.

~Matt

Again I say-- get aquanted with the fellows at your local flying field. they, collective are receptive to questions and answers. most have been there before. YOU will NEED them when your ready to fly at THEIR field. GET aquainted ahead of it. dick

What exactly are you wanting to see of the nose of the RV? I have mine to the point of covering (been that way for about 5 months now), so I could get you some pics.

just how the fire wall went on and that area... i think mines screwed up... =\

If you are thinking that the firewall is twisted or not perpindicular, this is correct. This firewall is designed with a thrust angle. The torque from the the prop spinning causes the plane to spin the other way. The angle of the firewall has the same effect as the rudder being trimmed to recover from this. So, no worries. I put this plane together but haven't flown it yet. Just a note, the tail wheel assembly included with the kit might not be the best for the plane. From threads that I have read, most kit owners have replaced them. I have yet to fly mine so I don't know how effective it actually is.

yeah, assumed that after i learned about the torque in flight school. Mine just didn't piece together as well as i thought but i finsihed it up and i guess its not all that bad so. But thanks =D

~Matt

Sorry about not getting these to you any sooner. Kinda forgot about them. Lemme know if you need anymore.

I noticed you have your servos mounted very far forward. You might be sorry. I used a .46FX and I ended up needing to mount the battery in the extreme rear of the plane (extreme as in under the stab) to get the plane to balance. Make sure you check your CG prior to covering!

Servos are where they should be, the CG is located 3.75 inches from the leading edge. But ur right about the battery/reciever part. Talk about nose heavy eh? (not sure if i should put the battery and reciever up there but we'll see when i balance it) Heres a pic of my nose section. it seemed like mine didn't piece together as well as i thought but i think it will be fine.

~Matt

It took a good bit of futzing around with the parts to get the cleanliness of construction that I got. And the photos don't really show it, but a bit of that has to do with using filler to fill up some of the more obnoxious deficiencies. I like this plane a lot (well, so far at least) but I think GP could improve it a lot by upgrading the quality of the wood and maybe changing over to laser cutting the kits.

So true bout GP. It should be fine though. The Fire wall feels solid and i feel that it should do just fine. once i get the cowl over it it will look good (gota order and re cut that thing... terrible with ABS parts got lucky with the canopy lol)

~Matt

I'd suggest ordering a fiberglass one. I did, didn't even mess with the ABS one. I'm sure that some people can put those things together and make them look good, but I'm not one of those people. Got fiberglass wingtips too. Not messing the wheelpants. I fly off of grass and I catch enough weeds in just the landing gear.

Of course, right now I just need to finish the blasted thing up. Had it in the covering stage since December and just haven't been able to get motivated to get back to it since then.

know where i can order a fiber glass one? Sounds like a plan.. i already got my wing tips.. there not all that bad so ill keep em.

Ya i know what u mean with the long break... lol i bought mine last spring and then from about winter till these past few weeks i started working like mad on it so. want to get this thing finsihed now that ive crashed my easy sport...R.I.P. lol

~Matt

Beardking,
Get motivated. This thing flies great! I flew mine twice yesterday. It always puts a smile on my face.

where can i order a fiberglass cowl?

As far as getting fiberglass parts for your RV. Go to WWW.fiberglassspecialtiesinc.com. Once there, click on the catalog icon at the bottom of the page. Click on the parts for kits in the upper right corner of the page that comes up. Then click on Great Planes and scroll down to the bottom of the list and you will find wing tips, cowls, and wheel pants available. Happy landings and many of them.

Scalefan

As far as getting fiberglass parts for your RV. Go to WWW.fiberglassspecialtiesinc.com. Once there, click on the catalog icon at the bottom of the page. Click on the parts for kits in the upper right corner of the page that comes up. Then click on Great Planes and scroll down to the bottom of the list and you will find wing tips, cowls, and wheel pants available. Happy landings and many of them.

Scalefan

ok thanks.. yeesh there not cheap.. how does a fiber glass one benefit me from the ABS ones?

~Matt