nomadpete Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Has anybody heard any news about the Barnaby Wainfan designed Facetmobile? There surely is a lot of scope in the amateur building arena for a ultralight of this type. A pity that he appears to have shunned the opportunity to release plans for his well developed design. If a few u/l versions were built, it would raise the general awareness of this form or aircraft and give him a better chance of raising finance to get his business afloat. Peter T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 A lifting body aircraft would be suitably easy to build, and it is reported to have benign handling characteristics. The structure is robust, which improves pilot safety. I'd like to see one in the flesh and since the only ultralight one is residing in the USA, I cannot afford the tickets just to get a look at it. This one was at Oshkosh in 1994, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andys@coffs Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 hmmm clearing turns would need to be effective....unless it has Perspex to the floor Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ave8rr Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Have a look at the Verhees Delta. Plans available. Apparently there is a two seater in the construction phase. http://www.verheesengineering.com/gb/delta.html Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 The Facetmobile did have a perspex floor and I am sure it would have been developed if there was any real advantage to that type of airframe. It was flown about half way acoss the USA to get to Oshkosh and I think the only problem was a flat tyre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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