lbarnes Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Hi JL,Do you know how Fish gets the C of G right with the 912 engine as it is around 15 Kg heavier than a 582? Cheers I saw him doing a super drifter conversion some years ago, he extended the boom forward and sleeved it. I recall he also inserted an ally "I" section inside the boom where bending stresses would be at a maximum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Juliette Lima Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Hi Bilby, Apologies for the delay in responding. Ibarnes has basically got it right , ie, an extended boom, lots reinforcing (extra sleeving) around engine supports and undercarriage....plus a lot more I specified. Fish told me it is more trouble to modify an existing Drifter than to build a new one....(ie 912) There is extra leg room in the front and that suits me fine as I felt a little cramped in my previous certified Drifter. In respect of C of G, I can take off fully laden two up, with 70 litres of fuel, (7 hrs flying...Please don't state the odvious, as I now have about a three hour duration) Trim the aircraft for 1200 fpm climb.....take hands off the controls and there is a very gentle easing of nose down. Fish tells me this is how it should be. A lighter pilot, say 70kg ,might need a bit of ballast in the nose. Hope that helps. Cheers JL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeptic36 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I can't think for one second why I would pay $60K to play piggy back in a trike!!! WOO-HOO, I've been over to Porpunka today to do my passenger endorsement. I think I might spend the weekend piggybacking my wife around in the trike ;) Regards Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilby54 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 The 912 engines are now around $20,000 so there is a big chunk of the cost. Cheers JL Have a chat with with Bert Floods but you will find 912 A's (80 HP) at nearly $30,000 inc . No wonder Jab 2200's at $14,000 are begining to take hold!!! With the current economic situation starting to bite, I have difficulty in paying that much no matter how good the opinion of the engine is. Seems a bit like Holden and Falcon to me. I will probably get a thread going in the engines section to find out why everyone likes 'their' particular engine brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Have you ever tried telling a motorbike owner that he could have a got a nice little car for the same price ?Cheers John Have you ever tried explaining to a car driver that the bike you buy for the price of a cheap car gives you motorcycle performance on par with a Lambourghini? 0-100kmh in less than 4 seconds....300kmh top speed....Not for the feint hearted...but then again neither is flying. Lol Lol Lol to the car drivers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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