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Frank Jackson's RV-7
Start Date - October 2008
Progress - Jan 2012Update - Jan 2012
Franik JacksonUpdate - Jan 2012
Frank Jackson
Franik Jackson
Frank Jackson
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I started the project in October 2008 by building the empennage kit at Wally Anderson's class in his hangar at Eugene, OR. I started the fuselage (slow build kit) in January of 2009 at home. The quickbuild wings were delivered in Oct '09 and the finish kit, engine (Lycoming IO-360), and prop (Hartzell C/S 2 blade blended airfoil) are on order.

Advertised performance:

■ Top speed at 1800# max gross: 209mph

■ Cruise @ 75% at 8000': 199mph

■ Stall: 58

■ Takeoff at max gross: 575'

■ Landing: 500'

■ Rate of climb at sea level: 1650 fpm