Guest Ultralights Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 well, just conceived actually, i had to tell somone! i recieved a letter today from France, i now have 2 contracts to build 2 Cri Cri aircraft! the contracts provide serial numbers for the airframe when its complete, and gives notification that the aircraft will be recognised by the "Direction Generale de l'Aviation Civile" and hence, by CASA when its complete! the next stage is now to awaut the plans and manuals to arrive from Mr Colomban in France. the snowball of aircraft construction has begun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Glenn Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 So what you are saying is your going to build two of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ultralights Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 yep, the plan is to build 2, one for myself, and one to sell, which will pay for the next project, a MCR01, 2 seat aircraft cruising at 170 Kts. hopefully i will be able to get approx 10 hrs a week working on the aircraft, so 2 yrs is the planned time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Glenn Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Good luck. Would be good to see one in real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAA Student Pilot Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 Model Aircraft Does little Bobby Gibbs fly his much? Have you seen the one with 2 model aircraft jets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Glenn Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 Welcome to the board Student Pilot :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ultralights Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 I dont know much about Bobby gibbs, i have heard of him, but never met, the only other cri cri owner i have met is a Mr willis, a QF captain, who recently completed his, it was on display at Avalon this year! and recently completed his 25 flight test hrs at goulburn, he is a regular at Hoxton park SAAA BBQ's great guy and a nice aircraft.. up here at williamtown, a fellow work mate recieved his 90% complete aircraft from france this weekend!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Glenn Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Here you go Ultralights, found this while surfing airliners.net I like the rego. I would of thought an aircraft that small would be classified as an ultralight but it has the VH designation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ultralights Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 strangly it cannot be registered with the RAA in Oz, as the law prevents twin engined aircraft being registered as an Ultralight! the rego i wanted was VH-DOT, but sadly its taken. so is CRI amd SML but on the positive side, is all time in it can be legally logged as twin in command time! its not uncommon for people to buy these type, just to log the twin time to get hrs up for an airline position! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Glenn Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Thanks for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vh-tqp Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 it took me a long time to post this, i'm just building a gallery now. i thought it was a deckchair with wings! the rego i wanted was VH-DOT, but sadly its taken. so is CRI amd SML the only other cri cri owner i have met is a Mr willis, a QF captain, who recently completed his, it was on display at Avalon this year! and here it is! http://airline.fotopic.net/p17872676.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Glenn Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 Nice models. Love the Australian model hanging from the ceiling. How are you finding fotopic to use? Took me a while to figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vh-tqp Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 i got the idea of using fotopic from your model gallery. yes it took me a while to work it out, but i'm finding it quite good, but it takes a while to take the photos and upload, manage, edit and put a description in there. when it's edited i'll put the link in enthusiasts sites. the australian 727 is a beauty (scalecraft), i've seen a TAA camel hump livery version, i have to persuade the owner to part with it. what do you think of the QF L1011 and DC10. bet they're glad they didn't buy them! i've suddenly aquired a huge TAA poster collection, and others, so they go on next. got hold of an ANA publicity dept framed DC4 / 6? photo today, i'm very happy with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Glenn Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 when it's edited i'll put the link in enthusiasts sites. No worries. what do you think of the QF L1011 and DC10. I like the DC10. Second DC10 I've seen in Qantas colours and your model is the oldest. L1011 is a fave plane of mine, but I prefer that in TWA livery. bet they're glad they didn't buy them! How come? How long is the Australian 727? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dunny Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 An interesting thread. A couple of questions - 1. Any good web sites around for the Cri Cri ? I would be interested to see any airframe construction or build photos. 2. How much to get a Cri Cri in the air ? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Glenn Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 Found this site. It has some videos and a photo gallery. Even has a download for MS Flight Sim. I'll download it later and take it for a test flight. http://flight.cz/cricri/english/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ultralights Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 here is a 80% complete kit, now residing in williamtown! hopefully should be flying at years end. in the pic, are Fusealage, in upper part of pic, 2 wing spars, completed stabiliator, and numerous components. i have a few more pics here http://home.exetel.com.au/pamuva/FLYING!!!/Cri%20Cri/ and here is a good cri cri site, i have regular contact with the site owner. http://www.cricri-mc15.clan.st/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAA Student Pilot Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Flying Insect So what engines you going to put in/on it? 277's? 503's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Glenn Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 I reckon he should put jet engines on it. I saw a picture with jet engines installed :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ultralights Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 when it comes to engines, i have been very fortunate with my new place of employment, BAE has a UAV development section here, developing the Kingfisher UAV, powered by a 20Hp 2 Cyl horizontally opposed engine, hopefully, i will be able to source 2 engines from the guys there, even if they need a rebuild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest colt_pa22 Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Wow, serial number 1 parked next to the engine of G-BDXJ 747-200, some size difference. I saw one of these at Avalon this year, VH-CRI. Very jealous, goes well on flight sim. colt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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