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ID:	699641Hi all,
    A team of Air Corps pilots completed a homebuilt kit aircraft , an RV-7A, EI-FAD, flown for the first time today by Gerry Humphreys, himself an RV-7 pilot. the flight was successful and no major snags occurred. I was the supervising Inspector and several other individuals, both inside and outside Baldonnel gave valuable assistance and the end result is a beautiful aircraft. 200 hp, 160 knots, goes like sh1t off a shovel.

    regards
    GttC
    Last edited by GoneToTheCanner; 30 December 2013, 18:55.

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    Errrr, and where is that aircraft now??

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Tadpole View Post
      Errrr, and where is that aircraft now??
      Presumably still in Kilrush airfield, Athy, County Kildare,
      "We will hold out until our last bullet is spent. Could do with some whiskey"
      Radio transmission, siege of Jadotville DR Congo. September 1961.
      Illegitimi non carborundum

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      • #4
        How much does a kit like that go for?

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        • #5
          They do more on their days off then their days on.......

          Bluffwaffe
          To close with and kill the enemy in all weather conditions, night and day and over any terrain

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          • #6
            Originally posted by HavocIRL View Post
            They do more on their days off then their days on.......

            Bluffwaffe
            Inaccurate and uncalled for, there is enough immature frogs on the site as it is......
            "We will hold out until our last bullet is spent. Could do with some whiskey"
            Radio transmission, siege of Jadotville DR Congo. September 1961.
            Illegitimi non carborundum

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Schmigs View Post
              How much does a kit like that go for?
              Below you will find information regarding current kit prices and lead times, as well as lead times for other items such as aircraft engines and propellers. RV Kit Prices We maintain the current kit prices below for your reference. Prices are subject to change up until the time of the final kit payment, due to […] Read More


              I'd imagine the dollar price would double to become euros to include the engine & costs of getting it over here.
              Everyone who's ever loved you was wrong.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Turkey View Post
                Inaccurate and uncalled for, there is enough immature frogs on the site as it is......
                Inter service banter. And some of us enjoy the immature frogs on this site. They keep it interesting and entertaining.
                To close with and kill the enemy in all weather conditions, night and day and over any terrain

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                • #9
                  Schmigs, by the time you get it built, there wouldn't be much change out of 70-80 thousand euros, but you do get a very capable aircraft.Good second-hand ones would sell for about 50-60 thousand and they are very popular....the aircraft is at Kilrush.

                  regards
                  GttC

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                  • #10
                    GH...is that the ex-Harrier pilot?
                    'History is a vast early warning system'. Norman Cousins

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                    • #11
                      that's him. that's about the tenth "first flight" he's done of new builds.

                      regards
                      GttC

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                      • #12
                        Is that the guy who paints his aircraft in black and white patches. like a Dell box.?

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                        • #13
                          The paint scheme was modelled off one of his Friesian cows, even down to a white-on-black spot on one wing. it's a very distinctive looking scheme. I've flown in it quite a few times with him. Tremendous pilot and a gent!

                          regards
                          GttC

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by sofa View Post
                            Is that the guy who paints his aircraft in black and white patches. like a Dell box.?
                            A Dell box? Blasphemy! The Friesian pattern was from one of Dell's demised competition.


                            Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.

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                            • #15
                              Gateway!!! had one - 486 DX2 66Mhz
                              "He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
                              "No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."

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