Blackhawk
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So why didn't Rod do all this 20 years ago? 20 years of stubborn arrogance. Don't get me wrong Rod is a very nice person, but if the world is telling you there's a problem then you fix it; you don't blame others for a problem you have created.
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I heard recently that Jabiru is considering moving it's manufacturing to China and if it does, don't expect any cost reductions to flow on to the end user. If it does move to China, the manufacturing will never ever return to Aus, once they have it in their country they will take it over and once they have acquired all the knowledge they will pull the pin on Rod and send him back to Aus with nothing. Like a lot of companies who think the grass is greener in China, they eventually realise their mistake when it's too late and their flying home empty handed after the Chinese have taken all their technology for themselves. I know of many, many businesses that this has happened to, that operated in Aus very successfully but wanted to retain a bigger slice of their pie, but ended up with nothing. China wants to control all types of manufacturing throughout the world and we are supplying them with the technology and know-how to do it.
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For those wishing to go down the owner builder path, there are excellent steel kit homes that you will save a lot of money on your investment. We will also include a list of these companies and some designs to give some more ideas to ponder.
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I've been talking to some of the local builders around the Fraser Coast and a House/Land/Hangar package would start around $360,000 depending on the choice of block but would average $450,000 for a very good size modern home and spacious block. So for any keen aviators looking for the Airpark lifestyle; it will be very affordable, especially if your looking to get out of the city rat race to a very pleasant country/coastal outlook. Details of builders and what they offer will be available here and the website in the next couple of weeks..
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Hi Ian, Excellent idea; I'm sure it will be well received by commercial aviation interests. Do you have any idea of cost and the takeoff date?? Waiting at the head of the queue.
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Oops, sorry; I meant FlyIn. Thanks
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Can someone let me know if the Narromine Air Show is going to be on; a friend told me it looked like being cancelled.
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Are any members looking for or wanting 6061-T6 aluminium tube for any projects. I may have some excess brand new 5.0M lengths of 140mm OD x 1.8mm WT
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Yes, dealing with council was an experience but the state government worse, they had people building brick walls before we could put the application to them. Aquila Airpark is totally Green, all homes are Off-grid Solar, 32.5 Kw/hr per day Solar storage which is supplied by the developer to all land purchasers. (Installation is the responsibility of the land buyer) Internet and Phone will be through the NBN Wireless Network. Rain water tanks will be the land buyers responsibility. (normal practise for semi rural estates) Sewage treatment system will be the land buyers responsibility. (normal practise for semi rural estates) Garbage collection will be carried out by FCRC as a standard service. All street lighting and common area lighting is Solar.
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Two of the many hundreds of house designs suitable for airpark house/hangar homes
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It was a council restriction as there is a GA airpark proposed for Maryborough Airport which the council has an interest in.
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11 km west of Maryborough, Queensland in the great Fraser Coast All information is contained in the web site; www.aquila-airpark,com
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Yes, when it comes to Regs here in Aus, the more confusing it is the better it is for the industry, lol
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Is that for Plans built or Scratch built aircraft??
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Hi Mike, Is that in RAAus; I was always under the belief the MTOW for single seat aircraft was 300kg? and I can't find anything in the regs to say otherwise?
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With the MTOW for 2 seat aircraft being increased to 700kg; does this mean there will be a similar increase in a single seat MTOW (to maybe 385 or 400kg) and if so would anyone know for sure what it could be??
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Hi Kyle No, it wasn't a stipulation of the council, but all residential subdivisions are governed by a covenant which identifies the types of buildings allowed to be built and this is put in place by the developer and supplied to council as part of the Development Application. As far as termites are concerned, yes they are around everywhere in Qld, and most other states; it's just the species vary's. I live at Pacific Haven on 6 acres and built my house 10 years ago with a treated pine frame and Hebal panel exterior and haven't had any problems with termites and have never had the house sprayed for pests. A professional Gold Coast builder on the other hand, with probably 40 odd years experience built a very expensive home on the other side of the airstrip here and had all his skirting's, architraves and door jambs eaten out with white ants within 2 years because he used ordinary pine (and he's a professional) In termite areas you should use either Meranti, Tasmanian Oak or cypress pine for all your trims which white ants will not touch and always keep a minimum 100mm vertical barrier from the ground level to the slab (yes, my house is on a slab) Unfortunately there won't be any colourbond clad buildings allowed except for 1 aircraft hangar per lot in attached, semi-detached or detached form.
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Hello All members, Just letting you all know that the (Yengarie Airpark, west of Maryborough in Queensland) now has its official name of AQUILA AIRPARK. The airpark was approved for development by the Fraser Coast Regional Council in October last year and currently survey work is now being undertaken starting with the Maryborough/Biggenden State Main Road intersection being upgraded to cater for the traffic into the Airpark Estate. I will be posting more information in the next few days and months to come and keeping you all updated on the progress for those of you that may be interested in setting down your wheels here. Graeme
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They do have a flow straightener but they must have it in front of the fan?? why I wouldn't have a clue; it should be behind the fan as you know.
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aj_ The engine's top rpm is 13,000, it is governed to 10,000 and runs through a 1.5:1 reduction which gives it the cruise rpm of 6,600 rpm. Ducted fans only operate to around 7000 rpm maximum. The screaming noise is the ducted fan not the engine. The team of UL-39 project is not a company but a group of University Undergraduates from the Aeronautical engineering faculty in the Czech Republic who were doing this as part of their thesis for Aeronautical Engineering and as no one has ever really succeeded in building and flying a Ducted Fan Jet (other than the Jet-hawk which was far from successful) until now; then they should be applauded for their hard work over the last 10 years to achieve the holy grail of ducted fan aircraft flight. Lets hope they or someone else develop this for a ready to fly or kit that would be available to anyone around the world. For those complaining about the top speed, well if 120 knots is not faster enough for a 580mm ducted fan pushing a jet weighing 450kg MTOW aircraft; then you should buy yourself a real L-39 and shares in a fuel company to run it. At least with our 544kg rule we could add more fuel and heavier pilots so long as it was approved by the production company for that weight in other countries.
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More photo's of the UL-39 https://www.zonerama.com/JaFR1/Album/1293931
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Here's a short video of the UL-39
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Here some more info:
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This is for all you inspiring Jet Jockeys. A very good friend of mine, Josef from the Czech Republic who used to live here in Aus but returned to his homeland about 6 years ago. He has been keeping me updated on the progress of the all carbon fibre Ducted Fan Ultralight Jet a group of University people specialising in aviation have been working on for about 10 years and they finally have their Ultralight replica L39 completed and flying. Check out the Pics, a brilliant dream come to life! This is all the info I have at the moment and as soon as he sends me all the specs I will put them here.
