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2010.05.03 - RV-8 Test Flight - Part II - Landing
MattsRV8
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This Part II of my RV-8 Test Flight documents slow flight testing and landing configuration testing, a couple more circuits around the airport, landing, taxi back, and retu...
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2010.05.03 - RV-8 Test Flight - Part I - Takeoff
MattsRV8
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After 23 months and 2400 hours of building, RV-8 N998RV took to the air for the very first time on May 3 2010. As one would hope with any test flight, it was uneventful an...
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2010.04.25 - 3rd Taxi Test - Post Epilogue - Matt Dralle's RV-8 - (HDTV)
MattsRV8
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The brakes were pretty toasted as were the sidewalls of the tires. There were little bits of rubber coming off around the wheel. The brake pads definitely looked worn dow...
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2010.04.23 - 3rd Taxi Test - Epilogue - Matt Dralle's RV-8 - (HDTV)
MattsRV8
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After I hosed the wheel pants and brakes down and got things cooled off and no longer smoking, I had to push the plane back to the hangar from the wash rack, which isn't to...
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2010.04.23 - 3rd Taxi Test - Part 3 - Matt Dralle's RV-8 - (HDTV)
MattsRV8
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As you'll see in that part of the third taxi test, I lost the brakes. As I'm taxing off the runway I noticed that there was smoke coming out of both the left and right sid...
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2010.04.23 - 3rd Taxi Test - Part 2 - Matt Dralle's RV-8 - (HDTV)
MattsRV8
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After the taxi back on the regular taxi way, the tower offered to let me run back the other direction on the runway! I wasn't sure that's really what he was suggesting and...
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2010.04.23 - 3rd Taxi Test - Part 1 - Matt Dralle's RV-8 - (HDTV)
MattsRV8
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On the third taxi test, i headed out to the main runway at Livermore, 25R and ask the tower for a high-speed taxi test with no take off. It was approved as requested and w...
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2010.04.22 - 2nd Taxi Test - Part 3 - Matt Dralle's RV-8 - (HDTV)
MattsRV8
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Part 3 of the second taxi test at night. Note towards the end of the video when the lights are shining on the side of the hangar. Man, those HID lights are really bright!
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2010.04.22 - 2nd Taxi Test - Part 2 - Matt Dralle's RV-8 - (HDTV)
MattsRV8
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Part 2 of the second taxi test picks up with Part 1 left off. Since YouTube only allow a maximum of 10 minute video clips, I had to split the video into three parts.
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2010.04.22 - 2nd Taxi Test - Part 1 - Matt Dralle's RV-8 - (HDTV)
MattsRV8
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Mr RV-8 got signed off today!! I spent a few hours getting all the access plates and cowling installed. By the time I was done with all of that, it was dark. But I reall...
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