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  1. pylon500
    There is another RV4 on the register, doesn't do a lot of flying, and the owner was debating whether he wanted to keep it (it's in pretty good nick). Looking at your avatar, it mentions a P96? Maybe the RV owner would do a swap with you? I'll have to give him a call...
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    That's got some serious power behind it!
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    I think they need to try and explain better, what was so hard about making a geared turbo fan? Turbo props have been doing it for years, in fact I'm sure there has already been geared turbo fans for a while...?
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    There's pro's and con's to either setup, so I'll just add more confusion by saying, your trim tab effectiveness can also depend on what side (left or right) of the elevator the tab is fitted to with regard to propellor slipstream effect..... The amount of angle applied to the tab can be affected by it's overall size, which can also be changed with the amount of power (prop thrust) that it gets, and/or the speed you fly. Some tabs are placed out near the tip of an elevator to avoid changes caused by thrust (or lack of it). It can all depend on why exactly you need a 'fixed' tab, maybe if it's an overall trim requirement, you could adjust your tail plane (stab). If it's a power/pitching couple, maybe you need to adjust your thrust line? Personally, I tend to go for the A option... Glad to help.
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    Does that mean we will see them in stores by Christmas?
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    At the moment, parts will be a little hard to come by, although most parts can be fabricated by anyone with a bit of engineering know how. Rotax engines available from; http://www.bertfloodimports.com.au/contact.html Do you have any tail wheel time in GA? Not a huge deal with a drifter as it's almost not a taildragger, being fairly benign on the ground.
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    Looks to be an approved Drifter with full dual controls, so yes you can learn in it (you can also put it 'on line' and have it earn it's keep). You WILL have to keep it 'under cover' at least, a hangar would be better. Drifter's are fairly easy to maintain, everything is out in the open, it is a two stroke so you will need to become aware of their operating requirements. That said, the advert does say the engine has done 865 hours(?) which would preclude it from being used in a school, as these engines only have a certified life of 300 hours. The use 'on condition' system is still a bit vague, but I dare say you will still be able to be taught in it, providing the instructor is willing to fly it. A replacement engine will set you back around the $7~8k range, but if the original motor is running OK, you could sell it for around $1~1.5k. $19900 isn't too bad, although with those engine hours, even with aircraft fitted out as well as it is, $18k is probably closer to the mark...
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    The early ELT systems in GA usually had a remote activation switch on the dash, as the unit was usually installed down the rear somewhere. Not sure about PLB installs? Usually sitting in the side map pocket....?
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    G'Day Geoff, haven't forgotten you, just knee deep in other projects but will get back to the Corby soon I hope...
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    Looks more like a single seat canopy, Corby Starlet? Found on Google, don't know the history.
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    The 'penalty Points' system is a monetary fine system that allows the value of fines to be updated (for inflation, devaluation of the Australian Paso, etc) so as to not having to keep reprinting the rules and their fines. Currently I think 1 penalty point is about $180.00. So 20 points; 20x$180=$3600.00 ! There are no 'points' on your Certificate/License, you either have it or it's suspended. Not sure if it's ever completely revoked?
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    G'Day Ron, Also being a fan of the BD-5, I have most of two kits (sans drive-trains of course). As the -5 will not fit in the ultralight category, and I don't have a GA license, When I get to building on of them, it will be somewhat modified. To try and get legal area, I started looking at a delta; And it would seem some one had a go at this in the states many years ago, but I've never found any more details...; I then thought of maybe a swept forward wing; And my latest idea is based on the Multiplex 'Fun-Jet', which I've found to be a nice flying model; These would all probably use a Rotax 582 for weight reasons. Not sure if I would go to the trouble of getting a GA license just so I could build and fly a 'stock' one, but who knows..?
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    Nice looking runway dead ahead at 1:09? Heat of the moment I guess..
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    I think I can picture what you're going to do, I was going to go a different way back in my hang gliding days, with a high aspect rigid I wanted to build. I think some one else may have tried it already somewhere, where ailerons (only, as pitch is ok via weight) were connected to a floating lift cable system, that was then linked to the aileron belcranks. This meant that it still had the A frame 'wiggle' modern kites have, but the wiggle drove the ailerons instead of the crossbar. I later realised that this could run away with itself, so the ailerons needed to be mass balanced, and maybe even have anti-servo tabs.
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    Actually, the B2 bomber is probably a bit of a red herring, as it most likely flies tail heavy with a negative pitching (normal) section, and relies on computer stability in pitch to make it flyable. It also uses drag rudders, as do most of the other 'finless' flying wings, so really they defeat their own purpose. Might as well just put a long skinny fuse out the back, and stick a tail and fin on it... But as for passive (no rudder) winglets, not a hell of a lot of effect.
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    Directional stability, and the need for vertical devices for said stability is dependant on wing sweep. The more rearward sweep, the less need for vertical surfaces. Swept forward to straight flying wings need vertical surfaces, by the time you get to around 30º sweep back, no vertical surfaces are really needed, especially if there is any dihedral still present. Winglets on a swept flying wing would actually be counter-productive, unless they actually turned down. All these variations do and have existed, as well as those that technically didn't need tip fins (or winglets). And an example of a swept flying wing that probably didn't need tip fins, But as some here would say, it looked cool....
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    Pretty much. I think we all discussed this back in another thread after I found some debatable comments on a NASA youtube. http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/new-theory-on-how-planes-fly.143310/page-3
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    Actually, when you look at his diagrams, what he's really come up with by trimming the lower wing surface up to join the upper surface, is an elliptical wing tip as per spitfire. Oh, hang on, the Spitfire came out before Hoerner.... In fact, the DeHavilland Rapide, Comet, Albatross even beat the spitfire. But as for winglets, I believe they can be useful, even on slower aircraft (gliders come to mind), but it is a close run thing between blending out the tip vortex via a washed out tip vs a correctly designed winglet, where you have to balance the wetted area drag used to gain the the tip vortex drag reduction...
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    Guess we could call it the Atlas?
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    So that being the case, what are your plans for the wing end of the strut? I am planning on what I'm calling a 'double articulated' wing fold (folded back and swung down, as on yours and M61A1's machine) on Planet47's machine. To that end I was looking at the system used on an Italian machine called the 'Groppo Trail' (similar in appearance to my Stollite) until I saw the actual aeroplane at Oshkosh in 2013, and was not totally impressed.. Things that had me concerned; All flight loads taken by the threads of wing attach bolt, Wing fittings taking flight loads through a 'diaphragm' style structure, not in shear, Bolt cannot be 'tight' or clamped to allow wing to fold. (Sorry if photo's are a bit confusing, 1st photo is LEFT wing folded, 2nd photo is RIGHT wing rigged.) On the whole I was a bit disappointed in the Groppo Trail, being a little more agricultural than first thought. Having said that, the attach system I've come up with for the 'Planet Pusher' is probably overkill... Discuss?
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    I hope this doesn't cause a huge problem, but if you have the strut fitting pivot bolt angled to be square with the strut, what are you doing to align the bolt, when the wings are folded back? The Kitfox (and it's clones) keep the bolt vertical, in the axis of the wing fold, and have the strut attach fitting angled on the strut. Because the strut to spar angle on my Stollite was angled, I opted to use a ball joint style fitting to make up for the misalignment. Wing is folded in this view.
  22. pylon500
    If anyone hears of the funeral arrangements, could they post here (and/or if it is going to be held private) please? I'm sure that many people will want to go..
  23. pylon500
    Or carbi ice?
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    This is a bit of a worrying development. Performance is nice, but looking good is more important?
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    If Taree council is anything to go on, I wouldn't be holding my breath.... There is land around Taree airport that could be developed, Like my site, but the owners of the various lands have not had much luck in trying to rezone or modify usage, so nothing has happened there. On top of that, the council then decided to develop more hangar space on the airport, and fix various problems with drainage and levels. I hear the works cost somewhere around the $2.5m, has around 10 sites available but all are priced as mentioned above, as commercial sites, even though many locals have determined that the sites are not really big enough to be effectively commercial; http://www.aircraftkits.com.au/documents/Taree%20Report%20May2015.pdf Add to that the fact that the earthworks did little to help the drainage problems, and you begin to wonder if councils have any form of competence...?
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