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RV-6A - GBC
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Builder:
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Gary Christensen
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Location:
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Mesa, AZ - USA
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Aircraft:
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Van's Aircraft - RV-6A QB
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Manufacturer:
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http://www.vansaircraft.com/
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Engine:
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Lycoming - O-360 ( with AFP F/I)
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Prop:
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Sensenich - 72FM8S9-1 (85) - Constant Pitch
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Total Build Time:
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3573 Hours
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In memory of tanker crew "Copper5" (KC-135A - lost in mid-air collision 13 March 1982, 161st AirRefuelingSqdn AZANG.
Builder log (E-AB)Experimental Amateur Built aircraft Vans Aircraft RV-6A(Quick Build). [>3,500 logged build-hours in 10.8 yrs, with 360 hrs 2014, 608 in 2015, 852 in 2016.
Now in Phase 2 Flight - >90 hrs flight time since first engine start - 24 August 2016, Special Airworthiness status 16 February 2017, first flight 18 March 2017. Flying 5 yrs now (2022), upgraded SkyView to HDX.
Above photo "near the end of construction"
This QuickBuild RV kit sat in a hangar for 9 yrs, almost untouched, before I rescued it in 2006 and started making slow progress. (Two home remodels, one move, 2 yrs in storage, 1 yr retired).
Enjoy, but don't do anything just because I did it that way.
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